immigrant children
Official calls it "textbook." Critics say ICE forgot about the kids — again.
Fort Sill in Oklahoma will be used as a “temporary emergency influx shelter" for surging numbers of unaccompanied minors detained at the border.
Some immigration experts say the caravan, now crossing Mexico, is causing serious physical and mental health issues for children.
The "psychological and emotional impact is forever," the official said.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
"Mothers had no idea where their babies were," said California Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee after touring an immigrant detention center.
He's the one who launched the policy.
"This is as horrific a policy as I've seen in 25-plus years doing civil rights work," an ACLU attorney said.
"Identify them and then turn them over to ICE."
An appeals court basically told the kids, "Good luck!"