This is Marklen. He is 13yo and has been stuck inside a facility for kids in HHS custody for almost 3 months. Deemed one of the nearly 700 kids as ‘ineligible’ 4 reunification, he asks his family on the phone “when can I leave?” – his story: https://t.co/zttrSJycBa pic.twitter.com/l77ti5itmL
— Annie Rose Ramos (@AnnieRoseNews) July 31, 2018
A federal judge found that U.S. government officials have been giving psychotropic medication to migrant children at a Texas facility without first seeking the consent of their parents or guardians, in violation of state child welfare laws.https://t.co/HspXu6VbaC
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 31, 2018
BREAKING: Bloomberg: Trump administration official said Tuesday he warned for months about the potential for harm to migrant children if they were separated from their parents before the admin. launched its "zero tolerance" border policy earlier this year. https://t.co/JEMby4R7nB
— Evan Rosenfeld (@Evan_Rosenfeld) July 31, 2018
463 migrant parents who were separated from their children at the border are no longer in the United States. Where are they? The government doesn’t know. It has lost track of them. https://t.co/ePDoXiZWfC
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) July 31, 2018
Reports have come out about separated children who were:
1. Told their parents had abandoned them.
2. Forced to clean toilets.
3. Kicked and abused.These kids & parents are victims of state sponsored violence & should get victim visas to stay. https://t.co/8d7hKlKNxI
— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) July 31, 2018
Decades of research show that children traumatically separated from their parents are likely to develop emotional problems, cognitive delays and long-term trauma.
We’ll keep saying it: Families. Belong. Together. #FamiliesBelongTogether https://t.co/UTrrbf7BEP— ACLU (@ACLU) July 31, 2018
Trump is responsible for these human rights violations and should be treated accordingly.