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ICE Orphans Try to Bring Mother Home

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Thursday, April 14, 2016   

NEW YORK – Two New York children, both U.S. citizens, are hoping to be reunited with their mother who was deported to Mexico two years ago.

They're called ICE orphans in reference to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. And like thousands of other children, Michel and Heidy, ages nine and 13, were born in the U.S. to undocumented immigrant parents.

They traveled to Mexico on Tuesday to accompany their mother home.

Ravi Ragbir, executive director of the New Sanctuary Movement of New York, says when the children try to enter the country, immigration officials probably will detain their mother.

"We have explained that your mom may not be coming back up with you, but they had to do it, they wanted to do this, because this is the only way they know that they can try to fight to bring their mom back," Ragbir states.

Once the mother is in immigration custody, Ragbir says the New Sanctuary Movement will apply to have her paroled into the U.S. while her case is being adjudicated.

ICE orphans have become increasingly common. According to Ragbir, from 2010 to 2012 about 208,000 immigrants with children who are U.S. citizens were deported.

"So if you multiply that every two years, you're talking about 600,000, 800,000 people who were deported, who have U.S. citizen children and families," he points out.

Citizen children, when they reach age 21, can apply to bring their parents into the country but Ragbir points out that young children need both their parents as they grow and develop.

Ragbir says Michel's and Heidy's teachers and counselors have noted that the girls have been emotionally battered and scarred by their mother's absence.

"We've heard throughout this campaign and this whole administration, the Republicans have talked about how they are family values and we have to protect the family,” she states. “Well, this is a family that needs to be protected."





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