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Brittany Shammas
@britsham
@washingtonpost reporter, Florida defender. Past lives @miaminewtimes @sunsentinel, @ndn. Reach me at brittany.shammas@washpost.com.
Jun 20, 2019 • 13 tweets • 6 min read
New: I spent some time with court records that offer an unprecedented look into the lives of kids being held at the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children: miaminewtimes.com/news/children-… In written declarations, 75 children identified only by their initials described their journeys to the United States, their motivations for coming, and how they felt while detained.
May 31, 2019 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Lawyers say the government is breaking the law by detaining migrant children in Homestead for longer than 20 days: miaminewtimes.com/news/lawyers-s… Included in court records are testimonials from children about what it's like to live in Homestead. They say they don't understand why they aren't being released to family/sponsors. One boy has an uncle right here in Miami: