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ICE separating migrant children from parents, calling them 'unaccompanied'
Original: “You kidnapped my son”
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is separating children from their parents at the US border and classifying the children as 'unaccompanied minors', according to reporting by Mother Jones. The practice means families are being split apart under a classification normally reserved for children arriving alone. Critics are sharing accounts of parents pleading for their children, with one quoted saying 'You kidnapped my son'. The reporting has reignited debate over family separation policies.
Why now: Fresh reporting alleges ICE is reviving family separations by reclassifying children as unaccompanied, drawing widespread outrage.
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Evidence
- “You kidnapped my son” · Mother Jones
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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