PixieEvil

Aliya Rahman, a U.S. citizen with autism, told a congressional forum that she wasn't trying to interfere with ICE last month in Minneapolis — she was simply trying to avoid a chaotic scene.

🚨BREAKING: ICE agents are now detaining parents bringing their children home from school, then using the child as bait to try to lure others. Yesterday, in Columbia Heights, ICE agents arrested a man while he was bringing his 4-year-old son home from school. Instead of letting the parent arrange care, or contacting a guardian, which ICE policy requires, agents appear to take the child into a back alley and used him as bait to try to draw others out of the home. When that didn’t work, they took the child and left. Which violates ICE’s own policy. Their policy is clear, children are not to be taken into custody during enforcement actions unless they themselves are being arrested, and agents are required to prioritize the child’s safety and immediate placement with a caregiver. And considering ICE’s documented habit of moving people across state lines and fast-tracking deportations without access to legal counsel, separating a child like this puts families, and children, in real danger. Detaining a 4-year-old with no warrant isn’t immigration enforcement. Using a child as bait to try to lure other family members is not law enforcement. It’s a violation of basic constitutional protections and child welfare standards.

ICE detained a 5-year-old child in Minnesota to use as "bait." An innocent child. America, let this sink in. This is what the government is doing right in front of our eyes.