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I Keep Hearing About The Immigrant Boys Locked Up...No Girls? (Original Post) Me. Jun 2018 OP
Knowing this criminal President's involvement in human trafficking.. Scoopster Jun 2018 #1
they separate boys from girls in different facilities nt librechik Jun 2018 #2
I Understand That Me. Jun 2018 #4
They chose to let the public see the older boys but not the younger boys or any girls or infants. milestogo Jun 2018 #13
I just hope it doesn't come out girls were used by ICE sex traffickers kimbutgar Jun 2018 #3
I believe it all relates back to the story which broke this morning. Pharlo Jun 2018 #5
Thank You Me. Jun 2018 #6
There may be a reason the reporter was shown a boys-only facility DBoon Jun 2018 #7
Which Is? Me. Jun 2018 #8
My fear is the girls facility woudl not be presentable DBoon Jun 2018 #9
Maybe the older girls are being used to take care of the babies. lpbk2713 Jun 2018 #10
Could Be Anything Me. Jun 2018 #11
That would be in line with this administration.... (nt) ehrnst Jun 2018 #12
Every dollar they save they can put in their pockets. lpbk2713 Jun 2018 #14
I Think It's Because People Would Feel Sorry for Girls Leith Jun 2018 #15
I found this.. :( Cha Jun 2018 #16
Poor Little Thing Me. Jun 2018 #17
It's unconscionable.. they need to be reunited Cha Jun 2018 #18
... Me. Jun 2018 #19
Sophie's Choice sheshe2 Jun 2018 #20
Luckovich is dead on once again.. how tragic for Cha Jun 2018 #22
This, exactly Cha. sheshe2 Jun 2018 #23
God I Do Hope So Me. Jun 2018 #24
Yeah, so what we're in the Cha Jun 2018 #26
K&R sheshe2 Jun 2018 #21
Thank You Me. Jun 2018 #25
Afraid they have been taken by religious services full of perverts or missing (trafficked ) lunasun Jun 2018 #27
Exactly what I have been suspecting. Doreen Jun 2018 #28
STILL No Answer Me. Jun 2018 #29

Scoopster

(423 posts)
1. Knowing this criminal President's involvement in human trafficking..
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 03:04 PM
Jun 2018

they're probably being shipped around the world for pedophile pigs like him to gang rape at their money & coke parties.

Me.

(35,454 posts)
4. I Understand That
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 03:15 PM
Jun 2018

but why haven't we heard word one about them, what are the conditions of whatever facility they are in? I've heard several reports about the boys but not a peep about the girls. Do they have legal representation of any sort, who's looking after their interests? Certainly not ICE or the gov.

milestogo

(16,829 posts)
13. They chose to let the public see the older boys but not the younger boys or any girls or infants.
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 07:13 PM
Jun 2018

Older boys alone are probably the least offensive group they could show. Its all disgraceful.

kimbutgar

(21,164 posts)
3. I just hope it doesn't come out girls were used by ICE sex traffickers
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 03:14 PM
Jun 2018

I just don’t trust ICE or this administration. I hope these children are not being abused. That is my biggest worry. We’ve all heard those rumors about Twitler and underage girls.

Pharlo

(1,816 posts)
5. I believe it all relates back to the story which broke this morning.
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 03:16 PM
Jun 2018

The facility the journalist was granted access to was for boys aged 10 to 17. He stated in his report this is one of multiple facilities for children and that under 10 and girls were not in housed in this facility. Since he had only been allowed in this one facility, he was only reporting on this one re-purposed former WalMart. I am certain that the girls and children under 10 are being housed in similar fashion. Or, as the reporter phrased it - like incarcerated convicts. And, from how it was described, not a white collar country club prison.

DBoon

(22,370 posts)
9. My fear is the girls facility woudl not be presentable
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 05:25 PM
Jun 2018

At best, much worse conditions

At worst, actual abuse

Leith

(7,809 posts)
15. I Think It's Because People Would Feel Sorry for Girls
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 07:34 PM
Jun 2018

So we get to see teen and pre-teen boys - chump's minions will see future (or current) gang members.

Yes, it's sexist, but this is chumpy and his cohorts we're talking about.

Cha

(297,323 posts)
16. I found this.. :(
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 08:18 PM
Jun 2018
'Where's my mom?' cries girl as immigrant kids separated from parents arrive in Michigan

snip//

Separated from her parents at the southern border, a 9-year-old girl from Guatemala who recently arrived in Michigan often cries out in Spanish: "Where's my mom? When can I talk to my mom? When can I see my mom?"

Her cries of pain are echoed across the United States with a growing number of immigrant children being ripped by U.S. officials from their parents after they cross the border illegally in hopes of getting asylum

snip//

"These kids have been through really hell on Earth, and now they're separated from their parents," said Chris Palusky, CEO and President of Bethany Christian Services, which has offices across Michigan and works in 36 states.

"They're confused, they're scared, and they want to be with their family. They're acting out; they've been through some of the worst trauma and they're continuing to go through more trauma because they're separated from their family unit."

More..
https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/michigan/wheres-my-mom-cries-girl-as-immigrant-kids-separated-from-parents-arrive-in-michigan/69-562855678

Horrible tragedy.. Luckovich gets it..



Thanks for asking, Me

Me.

(35,454 posts)
17. Poor Little Thing
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 08:25 PM
Jun 2018

I hope reporters will start asking about the girls. We'll see. Thanks for that.

Cha

(297,323 posts)
22. Luckovich is dead on once again.. how tragic for
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 09:57 AM
Jun 2018

these families whose children were ripped out of their arms and sent off somewhere unknown.

It's all on trump who's too chickenshit to own up to it.. Blames his own cruelty on Democrats.

I hope some day we can look back on this as just horrible memories that we're healing from and looking forward to a brighter future, she..

sheshe2

(83,793 posts)
23. This, exactly Cha.
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 10:05 AM
Jun 2018
I hope some day we can look back on this as just horrible memories that we're healing from and looking forward to a brighter future,
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