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4th Grader Detained and Separated from his Parents by ICE.

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Well, let's see how this kind of stuff squares with tons of MAGA votors. Or if it's all just bullshit...

"The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion."



 
www.latimes.com

Torrance boy, 9, detained by ICE for planned deportation to Honduras. Community is outraged

Earlier this week, residents in Torrance were scrambling to find out what happened to 9-year-old Martir Garcia Lara, a fourth-grader at Torrance Elementary, after he didn't show up for school.
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Federal officials confirmed Thursday that the boy and his father were taken into custody May 29 after checking in with federal officials in downtown Los Angeles. The two were transferred to an immigration facility in Texas the following day, and officials plan to deport them to Honduras.

The boy accompanied his father, Martir Garcia-Benegas, 50, to an immigration court facility in downtown Los Angeles on May 29, according to a statement from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Garcia-Benegas arrived in the United States on July 10, 2021, with his son. But an immigration judge ordered both the father and son to be deported to Honduras on Sept. 1, 2022.

The father appealed the decision to the Board of Immigration Appeals on Aug. 11, 2023, but the appeal was dismissed. The two did not leave the country as ordered by the immigration judge, according to an ICE spokesperson....

Federal officials initially referred to the boy as Martin Issac Garcia-Benegas but later clarified his full name as Martir Isaac Garcia Lara. He’s attended Torrance Elementary school since first grade, according to Villanueva, the PTA volunteer....

Martir and his father are being held at a facility in the south of Texas that is operated by private prison corporation CoreCivic. The facility can house up to 2,400 people and is billed as a family residential center. The facility was inactive in August 2024 but was restarted earlier this year, according to an announcement from the company.
 
Pyrite said:
www.latimes.com

Torrance boy, 9, detained by ICE for planned deportation to Honduras. Community is outraged

Earlier this week, residents in Torrance were scrambling to find out what happened to 9-year-old Martir Garcia Lara, a fourth-grader at Torrance Elementary, after he didn't show up for school.
www.latimes.com www.latimes.com

Federal officials confirmed Thursday that the boy and his father were taken into custody May 29 after checking in with federal officials in downtown Los Angeles. The two were transferred to an immigration facility in Texas the following day, and officials plan to deport them to Honduras.

The boy accompanied his father, Martir Garcia-Benegas, 50, to an immigration court facility in downtown Los Angeles on May 29, according to a statement from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Garcia-Benegas arrived in the United States on July 10, 2021, with his son. But an immigration judge ordered both the father and son to be deported to Honduras on Sept. 1, 2022.

The father appealed the decision to the Board of Immigration Appeals on Aug. 11, 2023, but the appeal was dismissed. The two did not leave the country as ordered by the immigration judge, according to an ICE spokesperson....

Federal officials initially referred to the boy as Martin Issac Garcia-Benegas but later clarified his full name as Martir Isaac Garcia Lara. He’s attended Torrance Elementary school since first grade, according to Villanueva, the PTA volunteer....

Martir and his father are being held at a facility in the south of Texas that is operated by private prison corporation CoreCivic. The facility can house up to 2,400 people and is billed as a family residential center. The facility was inactive in August 2024 but was restarted earlier this year, according to an announcement from the company.
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They are both illegal immigrants.
Both had due process.
Out.
 
Lutherf said:
I'm not seeing in any of the stories I've read that this kid was separated from his father.
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Like in the OP????



"However, instead of receiving an update on his father’s immigration status, the boy and his father were both detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and separated from each other."
 
Lutherf said:
I'm not seeing in any of the stories I've read that this kid was separated from his father. Is there more information that shows he was separated?

https://www.union-bulletin.com/news...cle_f0cabd0f-0f72-548f-83f4-794e1ddf393e.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-family-ordered-removed-honduras-181907894.html
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The story is pretty clear-- they are presently at a detention center that is a "family residential center."

It's pretty clear they are not separated.
 
CaughtInThe said:
Like in the OP????



"However, instead of receiving an update on his father’s immigration status, the boy and his father were both detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and separated from each other."
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It's probably true that the kid was initially not allowed to be detained with adults.

It's also pretty clear that is no longer the case.
 
CaughtInThe said:
Like in the OP????



"However, instead of receiving an update on his father’s immigration status, the boy and his father were both detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and separated from each other."
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Athanasius68 said:
The story is pretty clear-- they are presently at a detention center that is a "family residential center."

It's pretty clear they are not separated.
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Athanasius68 said:
It's probably true that the kid was initially not allowed to be detained with adults.

It's also pretty clear that is no longer the case.
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It's not at all "clear" the child is not separated from his parent.
 
CaughtInThe said:
Well, let's see how this kind of stuff squares with tons of MAGA votors. Or if it's all just bullshit...

"The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion."



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the more brown people that are round up, the better. Right MAGGOTS?
 
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In order to meet their quotas, the jack booted ICE agents are now grabbing children at court proceedings

And MAGAs cheer.

I cannot wait until the next chapter of America where all the sick MAGA f*cks that applaud this are ostracized in their communities and by their neighbors, friends and families.
 
Athanasius68 said:
They are in a family residential center.
Why else be there?
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Just because the for-profit calls itself a "Family Residential Center" doesn't mean the child has not been separated from his parent, per the news story.
 
Pyrite said:
Just because the for-profit calls itself a "Family Residential Center" doesn't mean the child has not been separated from his parent, per the news story.
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Right. We have to assume that everything we disagree with politically is a lie and that everything we agree with politically is stone cold truth. It's the only way we can save democracy and freedom!
 
Athanasius68 said:
The story is pretty clear-- they are presently at a detention center that is a "family residential center."

It's pretty clear they are not separated.
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It's not clear at all. The story posted by the local news says,

"he attended an immigration hearing in Houston, Texas, with his father.
However, instead of receiving an update on his father’s immigration status, the boy and his father were both detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and separated from each other."

I think that warrants more investigation by reporters.
 
Lutherf said:
Right. We have to assume that everything we disagree with politically is a lie and that everything we agree with politically is stone cold truth. It's the only way we can save democracy and freedom!
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Inferences based on the name a private, for-profit prison corporation gives one of its formerly-closed, very-recently-reopened facilities is not a sound basis for deciding something is true. (Especially when the inference reflects one's wish that something were true.)
 
NewfieMom said:
It's not clear at all. The story posted by the local news says,

"he attended an immigration hearing in Houston, Texas, with his father.
However, instead of receiving an update on his father’s immigration status, the boy and his father were both detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and separated from each other."

I think that warrants more investigation by reporters.
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Fair enough.
However, I suspect the " they are separated" crowd will be disappointed by further reporting.
 
Perhaps an enterprising reporter in Texas will be able to determine whether the young child is sharing a cell with his father. Or is elsewhere in the for-profit, private corporation prison complex, among strangers.
 
Pyrite said:
Inferences based on the name a private, for-profit prison corporation gives one of its formerly-closed, very-recently-reopened facilities is not a sound basis for deciding something is true. (Especially when the inference reflects one's wish that something were true.)
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Look, I really don't care if you believe Elvis is still alive. We have an initial source that claims separation happened with no support and other sources that indicate the kid and his father are together WITH support. Take your pick on what you want to believe.
 
Lutherf said:
Look, I really don't care if you believe Elvis is still alive. We have an initial source that claims separation happened with no support and other sources that indicate the kid and his father are together WITH support. Take your pick on what you want to believe.
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Wrong. The "other source" in no way indicates the 8- or 9-year-old child is with his father.

A title isn't credible. At this point, the first and only source - the credible one - cites "separation".

We can hope the child is with his dad, but, so far, we have no sound basis for assuming he is.
 
There is literally not a Jesus Christ Christian left in the Republican party.
 
madman said:
the more brown people that are round up, the better. Right MAGGOTS?
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That ranks very high on the list of ignorant BS. Whatever color their skin is, they are here illegally and ordered out of the country 3 years ago. And they weren't "rounded up."
 
CaughtInThe said:
Well, let's see how this kind of stuff squares with tons of MAGA votors. Or if it's all just bullshit...

"The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion."



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sadly he doesn't pass the MAGA white test. so I don't think they care!

Diving Mullah
 
Athanasius68 said:
It's probably true that the kid was initially not allowed to be detained with adults.

It's also pretty clear that is no longer the case.
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It's also pretty clear this administration is run by fascist scumbags.
 
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