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Two years after peak of Trump’s family separations again we‘re asking same question: where are the kids? This time it’s kids who were detained inside of a Hilton, are no longer there and neither ICE, nor ACLU which is suing for access to them, can immediately locate them tonight.
More on the lawsuit, in which @TXCivilRights is plaintiff, here: https://twitter.com/txcivilrights/status/1286833707035303937?s=21 https://twitter.com/txcivilrights/status/1286833707035303937
This has been going on for months. Here’s @itscaitlinhd on the expulsions by the Trump administration back in May. The number is far higher now. https://twitter.com/itscaitlinhd/status/1263081723811823616?s=21 https://twitter.com/itscaitlinhd/status/1263081723811823616
The story of these particular Hilton properties, Hampton Inns, being used as a makeshift detention center by ICE contractors, was broken this week by @NomaanMerchant and @AP. https://twitter.com/nomaanmerchant/status/1285947355389407235?s=21 https://twitter.com/nomaanmerchant/status/1285947355389407235
Still no update from ICE as of this morning.
From ICE spokesperson: “Due to security concerns, ICE does not disclose that information in order to ensure the continued safety of those in our care.”
I have followed up asking if they remain in the custody of the security contractor, were transfered to ORR, or were expelled.
I have followed up asking if they remain in the custody of the security contractor, were transfered to ORR, or were expelled.
NEW: My colleagues at @TelemundoNews shot video of ICE contractors taking the kids — faces blurred — out of the Hampton Inn in McAllen at 2:30AM on Friday.
Reminder Hilton says they’re no longer there, ACLU doesn’t know where they went and ICE won’t say. https://www.telemundo40.com/noticias/inmigracion/captado-en-camara-traslado-de-ninos-migrantes-del-hotel-hampton-inn-en-mcallen/2058041/
Reminder Hilton says they’re no longer there, ACLU doesn’t know where they went and ICE won’t say. https://www.telemundo40.com/noticias/inmigracion/captado-en-camara-traslado-de-ninos-migrantes-del-hotel-hampton-inn-en-mcallen/2058041/
And here’s the latest reporting from @TelemundoNews, including an interview with Zenan Pérez of @TXCivilRights, which is suing with @ACLU get access to the kids. https://www.telemundo.com/noticias/noticias-telemundo/inmigracion/el-gobierno-comienza-llevarse-los-ninos-migrantes-del-hotel-en-texas-denuncia-abogada-tmna3824465
I’ll join @AliciaMenendez at 6PM ET tonight on @MSNBC with the latest on this *and* the looming Monday deadline for ICE to release the children currently locked up in family detention, which could result in more family separations.
