It's hard to believe, but 74 years after the end of WW2, which saw the most extreme form and scale of concentration camps, civilians are again being put into concentration camps. From around June 2017 until June 2018 the Trump administration had a policy of separating children from their parents or guardians with whom they had illegally entered the US. The policy was intended to deter illegal immigration. In June 2018 a judge issued an injunction against the policy and ordered that the children be reunited with their parents within 30 days.
However, even now, one year later, hundreds of children remain separated from their parents, and also:
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I feel like this is something that ought to be talked about more.
However, even now, one year later, hundreds of children remain separated from their parents, and also:
In June 2019, an inspection of a Clint, Texas detainment center holding infant, child, and teenage migrants found the children to be without adequate food, bedding, soap, toothpaste and clean clothing.[26][27]
Source:There have been various media reports that the Trump administration had continued the family separation policy even after a court had ordered in June 2018 to put an end to routine family separations. Some of the reports included USA Today in February 2019,[83] The Boston Globe in March 2019,[19] Los Angeles Times in April 2019,[84] CBS News in May 2019,[85] and Houston Chronicle in June 2019. [86] A recent government report showed that 245 children were removed from their families, in some cases without clear documentation undertaken to track them in order to reunite them with their parents.[19][87]
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I feel like this is something that ought to be talked about more.