UPDATE on children separated from their parents at the border who were in custody on June 26, 2018:
ALL 2797 eligible children have been discharged from ORR. Over 2000 were reunited with parents, another 600 into "other appropriate circumstance."
BUT.
ALL 2797 eligible children have been discharged from ORR. Over 2000 were reunited with parents, another 600 into "other appropriate circumstance."
BUT.
As @jomareewade points out, not only did this process take NINETEEN MONTHS longer than Judge Sabraw originally gave the govt to do it, but there are STILL 18 CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND.
These kids have been IN federal government CUSTODY SINCE JUNE 2018.
These kids have been IN federal government CUSTODY SINCE JUNE 2018.
According to the rules governing their lives, that means no one has touched these children in over a year and a half.
No one has hugged them, even when they cried.
They've likely barely been in touch with any family.
It's likely they've been moved at least 3-5 times.
No one has hugged them, even when they cried.
They've likely barely been in touch with any family.
It's likely they've been moved at least 3-5 times.
And now no one will know what happens to these 18 children left in govt custody, bc their case has been closed.
Will they eventually be granted asylum?
Will they ever find family--even surrogates--to take them in?
Or will they be shackled by ICE on their 18th birthdays?
Will they eventually be granted asylum?
Will they ever find family--even surrogates--to take them in?
Or will they be shackled by ICE on their 18th birthdays?
A new @OIGatHHS report on the utter failure of the trump admin's child separation policy is out. I have not read it yet, but skimmed the "key takeaways" section.
You will not be surprised to learn that lack of interagency communication and preparedness caused children stress.
You will not be surprised to learn that lack of interagency communication and preparedness caused children stress.
