David and Eileen Connors, 30 and 24, from London, are being held with their three-month old son Tommy and David's brother Michael Connors, his wife Grace and their two-year-old twin girls. They say they have been subjected to filthy conditions in the Berks Detention Center in Leesport, Pennsylvania, since October 5. After making two attempts to contact British consular officials, the border patrol said it turned the family over to U.S. immigration officials for removal proceedings. Eileen Connors wrote in a statement obtained by The Philadelphia Inquirer. ICE Official said: 'Eileen Connors and David Connors are currently in ICE custody at the Berks Family Residential Center (BFRC).

Source: Daily Mail October 15, 2019 22:18 UTC