Illegal immigrant crackdown could leave thousands of children stranded

Posted on: August 17th, 2006
Filed Under: [ Hispanic News ] [ Immigration ] [ Politics ] [ Top Stories ]
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“This is not a situation ”¦ we want to be promoting, There are infants left without formula, without diapers,”

“Last year, immigration officers raided a poultry plant near Arkadelphia, Ark. and arrested 119 illegal immigrants. Thirty children were left stranded without parents, many at daycare centers or in schools.

After much confusion, some spent the night with relatives or friends, and nine others ”” including a 1-month-old baby ”” took shelter at La Primera Iglesia Bautista, a Baptist church that served as a refuge for the children while their parents were being deported.”

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