Some children whose parents were detained in immigration raids in Mississippi last week still do not have at least one parent with them, a Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services spokeswoman says
Their parents were taken in Mississippi immigration raids. For these kids, the trauma is just beginningThe department, acting on tips, verified this through home visits with the children, spokeswoman Lea Anne Brandon said.Citing privacy concerns, Brandon said she could not reveal the number of children still without at least one parent present.
For these kids, the trauma is just beginningBryan Cox, an ICE spokesman, said he was unable to address assertions that children were without at least one parent unless the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services released specific names.He said the detentions of these parents should be seen in a light similar to arrests that have nothing to do with immigration."There are countless children in Mississippi who have a parent currently incarcerated due to their parent being arrested.
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