Rosa Maria Hernandez, 10, was detained by federal immigration agents in Texas after she passed through a Border Patrol checkpoint on her way to a hospital to undergo surgery. The child was already scared before the ambulance stopped at a Border Patrol checkpoint — before federal immigration officers detained her for living in the country illegally. In all the time she had lived in Laredo, Rosa Maria never had a reason to travel through the checkpoint, Gonzalez said. “Instead of using resources to protect communities, [federal agents are] detaining a 10-year-old child who is medically ill,” said Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Tex. The family has received few details about the conditions of the shelter where Rosa Maria is being held.
Source: Washington Post October 26, 2017 22:00 UTC