Foster parents of separated immigrant children ‘don’t know how much worse it could be’

"'Many kids are having nightmares, can't eat, can't sleep ... don't know where their parents are. The last image they have of their parents is shock and fear ... the memory never goes away.'"

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Another shelter for warehoused immigrant children is planned for Houston

"Children as young as 18 months who arrive with their parents have been forced into government custody while the adults serve brief sentences for the misdemeanor crime of illegal entry before going to immigrant detention centers. In some cases, they are deported without their children."

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U.S.-Backed Coalition Begins Siege Of Port Supplying 70% Of Yemen’s Food

"The three-year-long, U.S.-supported war on Yemen has already been devastating to Yemen’s 28 million residents. Today, it has entered a new phase—one that is described by the United Nations and U.S. lawmakers as 'catastrophic.'"

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Inside the converted Walmart where the U.S. is holding nearly 1,500 immigrant children

"The policy of criminally prosecuting all who cross the border illegally is creating a new category of residents at these holding centers, young boys and girls who are grappling with the trauma of being unexpectedly separated from their mothers and fathers."

Continue ReadingInside the converted Walmart where the U.S. is holding nearly 1,500 immigrant children