We got the handbook when it was submitted as evidence by the DOJ in a case we're following. When unaccompanied minors turn 18, federal law says they must be considered for setting less restrictive than detention. Teens accuse of ICE of breaking that law. A judge agreed with them.
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Again: TEENS BEAT ICE IN A DISTRICT COURT. The judge issued a preliminary injunction instructing the agency to consider the teens' detention under the federal law that was intended to protect them. He gave them a until May 2 to do so.
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When I contacted the agency for comment about this handbook, ICE's press secretary assumed it was a leaked document. I thought ICE's public affairs would know what's been filed in court documents but that wasn't the case....
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We've posted ICE's handbook on children in its entirety; just follow the link. Among the interesting stuff in the handbook: instructions about procuring dental exams and skeletal scans to determine the age of young people claiming to be minors.https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4446357-Juvenile-and-Family-Residential-Management-Unit.html#document/ …
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it should be considered that birthdate may not be recorded properly in very rural areas , and papers procured only when the plan to leave the country is decided. only 2 generations ago this was common in this country. people also lower kids ages so they get more years in school.
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The way folks treat children is a window to their soles. Here we see evil.
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