Read this report today:
A toddler died recently after being released from the nation’s largest immigrant detention center, said an official with the American Immigration Lawyers Association on Wednesday.The Washington Post put it this way:
A Houston immigration lawyer, Mana Yegani, tweeted late Tuesday that a girl, who had suffered a respiratory illness while at Dilley, had died soon after her release.
“The child died following her stay at an ICE Detention Center, as a result of possible negligent care and a respiratory illness she contracted from one of the other children,” the tweet said. She added that the girl had a grandmother in New Jersey.Add it to this, June 8th story:
High school student sent to Mexico after losing DACA status killed less than a month later, reports sayAlong with this story June 11, three days later.
Jailed immigrant kills himself in Texas after reportedly being separated from familyOn top of this June 20 report:
Separating kids from their parents is detrimental to their physical and mental health.
U.S. immigration officials have taken more than 2,300 child migrants from their parents since May, when the Trump administration initiated a “zero tolerance” policy and began detaining the adults for criminal prosecution...
Even after children are reunited with their parents, the lingering effects of their time apart may continue to put them at increased risk for a range of health problems. Read on to learn why.
