Meet Helen, 5, detained by Trump, forced to sign away her rights in court.

mostlysignssomeportents:

“On Helen’s form, which was filled out with assistance from
officials, there is a checked box next to a line that says, “I withdraw
my previous request for a Flores bond hearing.” Beneath that line, the
five-year-old signed her name in wobbly letters.”

What the Trump administration is doing to these thousands of children is morally repulsive. We have to stop it.

Here’s an excerpt from a New Yorker feature
on Helen, “a smart, cheerful five-year-old girl” seeking asylum from
Honduras. She ends up in court, separated from her parents. The
organization helping her is lupenet.org, and you should support their work.

https://boingboing.net/2018/10/11/meet-helen-5-separated-and-d.html

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