Human Rights Watch: US Takes Steps to Reverse Family Separations
February 03, 2021
February 03, 2021
NEW YORK, Feb. 3 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2021:
When Vladimir, 9, arrived in the United States with his 19-year-old brother, Christian, immigration officials separated the siblings and sent Vladimir to a detention center for unaccompanied children. He wasn't allowed to speak to family members or the lawyer who took his case. He had never been apart from his family before.
Vladimir is one of thousands of children the adminis . . .
When Vladimir, 9, arrived in the United States with his 19-year-old brother, Christian, immigration officials separated the siblings and sent Vladimir to a detention center for unaccompanied children. He wasn't allowed to speak to family members or the lawyer who took his case. He had never been apart from his family before.
Vladimir is one of thousands of children the adminis . . .