A few weeks ago at a Van Nuys warehouse the U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials sent out alerts before starting the raid. Following the public outcry that stemmed from a Massachusettes based deportation last year, the ICE is reaching out to civil rights groups before conducting a raid. The separation of women and children for days at a time lead to many health issues in Massachusettes including dehydration and traumatic stress to small children.
The Van Nuys raid went a little smoother. ICE contacted social service agencies to learn before hand if there would be small children that would need care while their parents were detained. They asked if any suspected illegal immigrants suffered from chronic health conditions or if anyone required special assistance. Numbers of lawyers accepting pro-bono cases were handed out at the time of the raid. The lawyers on site however were not allowed to accompany the immigrants into the interview rooms and possible legal assistance was very limited. A conjunction against ICE was filed promptly stating this was in direct violation with the constitutional right to representation.
While going over articles and blogs regarding immigration I was shocked to see that one of the deportation operations was allegedly dubbed ‘Operation Return To Sender.’ The lack of sensitivity and serious regard to such humane problems is some what disconcerting. A man died not too long ago at a California based detention center due to the extreme lack of proper medical care. Household raids are performed at dawn oblivious to the fact whether small children are present or not. Regardless anyones particular stance on immigration something needs to be done. The fact of the matter remains that no matter the legal status of any human being one must remember the crucial fact that each individual person is a human being that deserves to be treated as such…always.
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