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1/ Thread: The @texastribune has learned that Central American men being detained in a privately-operated ICE facility near Houston are reportedly being offered reunification in exchange for voluntary deportation. bit.ly/2MjqJEc
2/ One detainee — speaking anonymously for fear of retaliation — said he and other asylum seekers were offered reunification for deportation. bit.ly/2MjqJEc
3/ “I was told I would not be deported without my daughter. I signed it out of desperation… but the truth is I can’t go back to Honduras; I need help,” the 24-year-old Honduran said. bit.ly/2MjqJEc
4/ An ICE spokesman said the agency "cannot research vague allegations" and pressed @texastribune for details about detainees speaking out about deportations. bit.ly/2MjqJEc
5/ On Saturday, the Trump administration said parents being removed from the U.S. can "request that his or her minor child accompany them," but that "many parents have elected to be removed without their children." bit.ly/2MjqJEc
6/ A lawyer who has spoken with Carlos, the Honduran man who was promised reunification for voluntary deportation, said it was highly unlikely he would be met at the airport by his daughter. bit.ly/2MjqJEc
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