Attorney General Bob Fergusson who works for the state of Washington, spoke out on a recent article regarding children and deportations. He said that children shouldn't be forced to represent themselves in deportation hearings.
The article says that the class-action lawsuit was filed on July 9, 2014 on behalf of thousands of children, challenging the federal government's willingness to carry out deportation hearings against them without legal representation. For the most part, these children are fleeing to escape violence and crime back in their home countries. A majority of the children are coming from Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala.
In 2004, One teenager was murdered only 17 days after being deported. At least 83 deportees from the U.S. have been reported murdered upon their return to Central America since January 2014. Many children flee their country for a reason because they want to avoid the violence that happens. However if they return back to the country then they are more likely to get killed because then people would have known that they did to escape.
It's really sad that children are deported when all they want is a better future. I feel like ICE should focus on criminals and not children who want to get an education.
Source: http://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/ag-advocates-legal-representation-children-facing-deportation
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