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US held record number of migrant children in custody in 2019
Posted just so the voters of this great nation don't forget what it government has been doing. This is a human rights abuse, pure and simple, and needs to be acknowledged for what it is and the damage being done mitigated in any way possible.
Reuniting these families should be priority #1, don't you agree?
This month, new government data shows the little girl is one of an unprecedented 69,550 migrant children held in U.S. government custody over the past year, enough infants, toddlers, kids and teens to overflow the typical NFL stadium. That’s more children detained away from their parents than any other country, according to United Nations researchers. And it’s happening even though the U.S. government has acknowledged that being held in detention can be traumatic for children, putting them at risk of long-term physical and emotional damage.
Some of these migrant children who were in government custody this year have already been deported. Some have reunited with family in the U.S., where they’re trying to go to school and piece their lives back together. About 4,000 are still in government custody, some in large, impersonal shelters. And more arrive every week.
Posted just so the voters of this great nation don't forget what it government has been doing. This is a human rights abuse, pure and simple, and needs to be acknowledged for what it is and the damage being done mitigated in any way possible.
Reuniting these families should be priority #1, don't you agree?