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[*michaelsean*]

(11-08-2019, 03:40 PM)Au165 Wrote: You would be wrong again. By being locked up illegally they were separated from their kids who were sent to be housed in other facilities.

https://www.splcenter.org/news/2019/09/05/judge-blocks-ice-denying-parole-asylum-seekers



Yes, we should pay for treatment for people who were convicted of misdemeanors but then subjected to borderline torture practices. We don't separate kids from parents who get misdemeanor speeding tickets in this country, we did not apply an appropriate level of response based on the level of the offense. Similarly to how we occasionally have to pay prisoners who were tortured or mistreated in our prison system, doing something illegal does not absolve us of treating them with basic human decency.

EDIT: MS. L V. ICE is a case that the ACLU has filed specifically over a LEGAL asylum seeking families being separated.

There is no such thing as a misdemeanor speeding ticket, but if a person is convicted of a misdemeanor and given jail time, their kids aren't allowed to go with them.