Just a reminder that “We The People” are funding CBP to hassle pregnant women and their children using our tax dollars. WTAF?😳
From the article:
They arrived in the United States on May 19 after securing a visa and an appointment for her son at Akron Children’s Hospital in Ohio, where she hoped her son would get care for a physical abnormality affecting his hands, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.
The pair had arrived seeking medical treatment and have been in a windowless room for more than a week, according to their lawyers.
“Everyone in CBP custody, including this individual, has access to appropriate care, including medical evaluation by a doctor, medication, and food,” the department said. “The individual is currently in CBP custody at Washington Dulles International Airport and will remain in custody pending her immigration hearing.”
The ACLU alleges that Gyasi told CBP officers she preferred to be deported because she fears remaining in detention could result in her losing her unborn child. After agreeing to leave voluntarily, CBP officers allowed her to request additional food and let her shower for the first time since she was detained, the lawyers claim.
*So you get food and a shower by agreeing to give up your rights. That’s so incredibly UnAmerican. * added by me.
“CBP has put Ms. Gyasi in an impossible position: either risk her own and the life of her unborn child to improve her young son’s life, or return home to ensure safe conditions for her pregnancy but unsafe conditions for her son,” Heilman said in the organization’s news release.
Tens of thousands of immigrants have abandoned asylum claims and agreed to voluntarily depart the U.S. rather than face long stints in immigration detention, The Washington Post has reported.
On Monday, Gyasi backtracked and said she did not wish to self-deport, according to Heilman. That day, Gyasi experienced vaginal bleeding and was again taken to a hospital, where doctors said her condition was caused by high stress, the court filing states.
A judge on Wednesday ordered federal officials to show a legal basis for Gyasi’s detention by 9 a.m. Thursday.
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