Deportations of unaccompanied minors tripled under Trump, ProPublica finds
NEW: A first-of-its-kind ProPublica analysis found that children who entered the U.S. by themselves are being detained and removed at about three times the rate they were during the final years of the first Trump presidency.
They only target the most vulnerable, you don’t see ICE in actual gang areas, just churches and schools, Home Depots.
In so many ways, Trump v2.0 is much worse🤬
"protected," and yet they were still deported before Trump. This isn't just a Trump problem. This is an ICE problem. An America problem.
How many of these unaccompanied minor migrants have died, been sexually assaulted, become pregnant, abandoned and/or otherwise unaccounted for? Trump and those committing atrocities in his name have a lot to answer for... 💔🇺🇸❤️🩹
Why does rump enjoy being cruel and evil so much?
'deported'. Sure. Our president is a pedophile. Do you really think he's sending those kids back home?
Very surprised this story doesn't even mention the 287(g) program once, even though the main focus of the article is on a 287(g)-enabled arrest.
"[A] ProPublica analysis of court data found that immigration judges, who report to [DOJ], have issued more than 10,000 removal and voluntary departure orders each month for immigrant minors who either migrated alone or with relatives, a rate ... nearly [4] times higher than in Trump's last term."
When 18-year-old Elder Chavez was pulled over for going 15 mph over the limit, he tried to show officers docs the US govt granted him after his parents abandoned him in Honduras and he crossed the border alone. He was put in ICE detention anyway. 🧵 1/ www.propublica.org/article/unac...
In a first-of-its-kind analysis, my colleague @jeffernsthausen.bsky.social and I found that young people living in the U.S. who entered as unaccompanied minors, like Elder, are being detained and deported at about 3x the rate as during the final years of the first Trump presidency 2/
Sad and cruel! Trump regime is evil and corrupt! You can stay if you pay him or kiss his ass! Traffic kids for him!!
Disgusting. This is the only country these kids have ever known! He is creating a GLOBAL environment where everyone except his ignorant base, will hate the US. And these kids will carry that hate forward in their newest generation.
been thinking all morning about this graf in @micarosenberg.bsky.social and @jeffernsthausen.bsky.social's story
"And just like that, an otherwise law-abiding high school student — who loved his welding and carpentry classes, had braces and a girlfriend, and spent weekends playing soccer at the park with his nieces and nephews — was thrown into detention and put on a path toward deportation."
“an 8-year old girl from Ecuador who was seeking asylum and SIJ. The girl’s mother had already won asylum in a separate case. But Sponzo ordered the girl to be deported anyway.” The judge said she was complying with instructions not to give minors more time to apply for SIJ. She was fired anyway.
🤡's regime: Unaccompanied minors are falling into various dangerous & unsavory situations. Their solution? Round them up & send them off to who knows what even faster. But they're 'protecting kids'🙄 "If you’re worried about the welfare of kids, stop rounding kids up & trying to deport them”🎯
Trump and his Nazi regime don’t care about kids. They’ve proven their callous disregard for children and families over and over.
Madness. Unnecessary cruelty to one of the most vulnerable groups in our society.
Trump isn't running the government Miller is