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What’s life like in America’s concentration camps for kids? Here are their stories.
M.G. Is a Mexican teenager. "I cried every day because I didn’t want to be there," he said. "I felt so alone that I was even losing my appetite. I didn't leave the bed.”
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M.G. Is a Mexican teenager. "I cried every day because I didn’t want to be there," he said. "I felt so alone that I was even losing my appetite. I didn't leave the bed.”
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M.G. was put in solitary confinement for 8 days
He spent his 16th birthday crying. Early last July, he asked to go home. That was when he was sent to the roomful of bunks and left there by himself for more than a week. He never found out why — not even when his mom called to ask
He spent his 16th birthday crying. Early last July, he asked to go home. That was when he was sent to the roomful of bunks and left there by himself for more than a week. He never found out why — not even when his mom called to ask
N.J. was separated from her family. Again and again, She asked the guards where her father was.
"But they would yell at me telling me to remain quiet and saying that I didn’t belong because the government didn’t want Guatemalans, Hondurans, or Salvadorans in the United States,"
"But they would yell at me telling me to remain quiet and saying that I didn’t belong because the government didn’t want Guatemalans, Hondurans, or Salvadorans in the United States,"
16 year old DJ was hungry and cold at the TX detention facility, where he slept on the floor and used foil blankets for warmth. The lights were on at all hours, and he "did not know when it was day or night." If he and the other children tried to talk, the guards became incensed.
There was no milk, so M.R. gave the babies juice. Newly torn from her father, she found herself caring for 2 babies at a detention center, The guards were mean and the shelter was freezing cold, but M.R. was there to change and feed the babies when they woke up screaming.
He didn’t want his mother to worry, so A.A. never told her about his nose. A boy in his classroom had punched him, breaking his nose. A.A. asked to go to the medical unit, but no one took him.
He was threatened that each report of bad behavior would delay his release by 15 days.
He was threatened that each report of bad behavior would delay his release by 15 days.
Who runs Homestead? In February 2018, Caliburn International, the for-profit company was awarded a $31 million contract to oversee the shelter. In April 2019, Caliburn won a $341 million, no-bid contract to expand the facility. John Kelly is on their board
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Thank you @britsham for this important story. It must be difficult to write these stories.
