Wednesday, March 20, 2019

This needs to change

"Néstor Dubón, a sponsor for an asylum-seeking cousin who’s being held at Millcreek, hasn’t visited the site but describes it as a better alternative to the Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Center, a shelter whose federal contract came to an end in 2018, where Dubón’s cousin previously was held. Dubón was told that his cousin would be transferred to Arkansas but was unaware that the facility’s use as a shelter wasn’t public. No matter where his cousin is being held, Dubón’s chief concern is his cousin’s release. He said he’s met all the requirements asked of him by the Office of Refugee Resettlement to gain his cousin’s freedom.
'I’ve given my fingerprints three times – three times!' Dubón said. 'I’ve obtained and shared birth certificates and powers of attorney from Honduras and for what? He’s still there.'”

~ A. Bogado & P.  Michels
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-trump-administration-is-detaining-migrant-children-in-clandestine-shelters/

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