10 year old US citizen receiving treatment for brain cancer arrested with undocumented parents and removed to Mexico
10 year old US citizen receiving treatment for brain cancer arrested with undocumented parents and removed to Mexico
The Texas family was on their way to an emergency medical checkup, they said, when they were detained at an immigration checkpoint.

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I'm curious how deporting a legal citizen even works. Is there an exception for minors?
24 0 ReplyThey deported the parents. Would you leave a sick children under the custody of a state who thinks you're sub-human due to your skin color? They had no choice but to bring the kid back with them to Mexico.
12 0 Replywhy did they deport a family traveling for medical care? they weren't sneaking across the border.
13 0 ReplyRemember that whole "Constitution-free zone" thing the ACLU has been harping on about for a decade or so now? The shit happening right now is why we should've heeded the ACLU's warnings.
16 0 ReplyI've been on about that for about 3x as long, and roundly met with blank stares and outright denial. Once again, not at all happy about being proven correct.
7 0 ReplyIt sucks being right about horrid shit.
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Because the cruelty is the goal.
8 0 ReplyBecause they weren't the right color
2 0 ReplyBecause they’re racist and got off on being evil.
6 0 ReplyThere's a quota.
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You end up in a "detention center". Usually privately owned.
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