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Children detained in record numbers by immigration authorities
Original: Ice Atrocities: "Children are being detained in record numbers, sometimes alone and where lawyers and family cannot find
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is holding children in record numbers, sometimes separated from families and inaccessible to lawyers. Attention has focused on the January arrest of five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, photographed in a blue bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack, an image critics say captures the cruelty of current enforcement policy.
Why now: A widely shared image of a five-year-old's arrest has renewed outrage over child immigration detentions.
ICELiam Conejo RamosUnited States
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- Ice Atrocities: "Children are being detained in record numbers, sometimes alone and where lawyers and family cannot find them." "The image of immigration officers arresting five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos – in a blue bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack – in January sparked… · CanvasesByPeter@mementomori.social · 34
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