"Children are bearing the brunt of these measures-in more ways than you might expect. Many youth are either growing more adversarial toward law enforcement or imitating the bullying and abuse of marginalized peers that they see from officers of the law."
"Consider the 16-year-old who was trying to prevent ICE officers from arresting and taking her mother and 3-month-old sister, while local police restrained and arrested her to stop her from blocking the ICE vehicle with her mother inside it."
"The police had arranged for ICE to take the boy to a detention center in the state, before detaining him for three months in Virginia, at which point he 'decided' to 'self-deport.'"
Trump's immigration policies continue to negatively impact children, with local officials collaborating with ICE. Young people are becoming more adversarial towards law enforcement or mimicking abusive behaviors. Stories illustrate the trauma faced by children, such as a 16-year-old trying to protect her family from ICE and a 13-year-old detained by police and ICE. These experiences highlight the broader implications of immigration enforcement on youth and community dynamics.
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