DHS Spins Toddler's Trauma as 'Abandonment' While ICE Continues Family Separations
📰 THE STORY: CBS News reports that a 5-year-old boy was taken into ICE custody in Minnesota, quoting the Department of Homeland Security's claim that the child had been 'abandoned' by his father. This explanation disputes a local school district's account, which suggested ICE agents used the child as 'bait' to apprehend his father. The DHS statement attempts to recast a distressing family
separation as a consequence of parental neglect, shifting blame from the agency's actions. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This incident echoes the Trump administration's notorious 'zero tolerance' policy of 2018, which led to the forced separation of over 5,000 children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. Despite public outcry and judicial orders, hundreds of
children are still not reunited with their families today. The practice of using children as leverage or subjecting families to punitive measures is a recurring tactic in U.S. immigration enforcement. Double Standard: Imagine if Russia or China declared a 5-year-old in state custody 'abandoned' by a parent they themselves detained, while actively separating families at their borders. Western media
would decry this as flagrant human rights abuse and state-sanctioned cruelty. Yet, when the U.S. Border Patrol or ICE engage in similar actions, the narrative often becomes about 'border security' or 'individual responsibility,' sanitizing the state's role in creating these traumatic situations. Follow the Money: The detention and deportation industrial complex is a multi-billion dollar industry.