"Two clients he visited last week, a boy and a girl who are twins, turned 5 in the detention center. He explained that the 1997 Flores Settlement Agreement, which calls for kids to be treated humanely and for their release to be prioritized, says they can only be in detention for twenty days. The twin 5-year-olds, and their family members who are 9, 16, and 18, have been there for an appalling eight months, Lee said."

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"Liam isn’t the only child or even the only 5-year-old jailed where he is now. Lawyer Eric Lee, who saw detainees with ashen faces when he went inside the Dilley, Texas detention center last week, told me his clients are dealing with bugs and dirt in their food, putrid water mixed with baby formula, and denial of medical care."

~ Adam Carrasquillo

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https://www.thebulwark.com/p/liam-ramos-scared-5-year-old-boy-minnesota-national-conscience

"The choices we make now, in our parishes, our communities and our public life, will reveal whether we truly believe what we proclaim.

If we say every person is made in the image of God, then we cannot remain silent when that dignity is denied. If we say families are sacred, then we cannot look away when they are torn apart. If we say the Gospel still speaks to our world, then we must allow it to speak through us."

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