Immigrant Kids Detained in ‘Unsafe and Unsanitary’ Sites as Trump Team Seeks To End Protections

Immigrant children detained in ‘unsafe and unsanitary’ sites as Trump team seeks to end protections

Attorneys gathered recent accounts from immigrant children and families held in "prison-like" US detention centers, revealing poor conditions as the Trump administration seeks to end protections for detained children.

Immigrant Kids Detained in ‘Unsafe and Unsanitary’ Sites as Trump Team Seeks To End Protections

A child developed a rash after he was prevented from changing his underwear for four days. A little boy, bored and overcome with despair, began hitting himself in the head. A child with autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder was forced to go without his medication, despite his mother’s pleas. “I heard one officer say about us ‘they smell like sh–,’” one detained person recounted in a federal court filing. “And another officer respon…

Immigrant Kids Detained In ‘Unsafe And Unsanitary’ Sites

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes No access to basic rights and services A child developed a rash after he was prevented from changing his underwear for four days. A little boy, bored and overcome with despair, began hitting himself in the head. A child with autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder was forced to go without his medication, despite his mother’s pleas. “I heard one officer say about us, ‘they smell like sh–,’” one detain…

Immigrant kids detained in ‘unsafe and unsanitary’ sites as Trump seeks to end protections

Attorneys for immigrant children collected stories from youth and families detained in what they called “prison-like” settings across the U.S. from March through June.