11 month old BABY forcibly separated from detainee mother at Dallas airport.

[pnwmom]

Last edited Tue Jan 31, 2017, 10:58 PM - Edit history (1)

And the baby is still breastfeeding!

I first heard about this on a blog, but then I found this article:

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/donald-trump-1/2017/01/29/inside-legal-war-room-behind

The names of detainees were written on a whiteboard. Among them: An 11-month-old girl named Jude who was born in this country, whose mother the attorneys were told they couldn't talk to.

"She's a U.S. citizen," said Angela Hunt, a former Dallas City Council member. "A [expletive] U.S. citizen."

At one point, they began discussing whether to give the event a hashtag. They debated some options: "Free the Baby," referring to Jude. Or "DFW Detain," suggested lawyer Pete Schulte. Or "Free Baby Jude," someone else said. "That'll pull the heartstrings."

An hour later, word came down that Jude and her mother had been freed. The room erupted. A few minutes later, the airport tweeted that some detainees had been released. Another round of cheers and applause.

http://www.refinery29.com/2017/01/138779/immigration-ban-breast-feeding-mother-dallas-fort-worth

Scary Mommy also shared Facebook messages from lawyer Andrew Strong, who was personally handling the case. He explains that he was not being given updates to the child's welfare and that the child's father was being denied access as well. In his blow-by-blow account, he mentions filing a TRO (temporary restraining order) and adds that the "person working the desk has covered her name badge." After nearly an hour apart, Strong posted that the mother and child were reunited, thanks to an assist from the ACLU.

Sources are still unclear about the family's status and Dass adds that "their future in the U.S. is uncertain." She implores those who see her post to get involved: "Please call, email, tweet, and visit your local, state, and national representatives and tell them THIS IS WRONG."


http://www.scarymommy.com/immigration-ban-separates-breastfeeding-11-month-old-from-mother-for-hours-at-airport/?utm_source=FB

“The child is breastfeeding and is being denied access to her mother.”

At the Dallas-Fort Worth airport on Saturday, a mother from Sudan who is a legal permanent resident was separated from her 11-month-old U.S. born baby. Her child, who is still breastfeeding, was denied access to her mother for hours while attorneys fought to keep her from being deported. Let that sink in for a moment. A mother was physically separated from her child, unable to feed or comfort her for hours. During that time, the mother was being detained alone, likely uncertain of her future in the U.S., a country where she is a legal resident.

https://www.facebook.com/TheLeakyBoob/posts/1217464474958184

[Raster]

1. I am fucking appalled!!!

I have no words.

[2naSalit]

2. FTFMFs.

[DK504]

30. yep

[irisblue]

35. Yes. n/t

[cynatnite]

3. Fucking outrageous! n/t

[rzemanfl]

4. Is there another source for this? n/t

[pnwmom]

7. It was originally posted on a breastfeeding site on FB.

https://www.facebook.com/TheLeakyBoob/posts/1217464474958184

[rzemanfl]

11. There has been some fake news here lately. There is an Attorney Andrew Strong in Texas.

One would think this would be in newspaper.

[pnwmom]

14. It is. I found this.

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/donald-trump-1/2017/01/29/inside-legal-war-room-behind

[rzemanfl]

17. Thank you. Why the MSM didn't cover this is perplexing. n/t

[marybourg]

19. No mention of separation or of

breastfeeding in the Dallas News article. Just "detention". Sounds like both were detained.

[pnwmom]

23. In the FB post you can see the messages that were coming out

while the baby and mother were detained. They were both detained, but not together -- just like a five year old and mother. Why they found it necessary to separate mothers and small children is never explained.

[pnwmom]

29. No, but the lawyer, Andrew Strong, who was posting about this

-- while he was drafting a restraining order -- said the baby was breastfeeding, and the baby was being kept from the mother (and the father, too.)

[Denzil_DC]

16. The article shows his Facebook pic.

I searched him out. He's listed as an attorney at Barber Law Firm, TX (won't post his other details here as I'm not sure it's allowed by the forum TOS).

[rzemanfl]

18. I saw that too. Don't know Texas geography. It's a big state.

[Denzil_DC]

20. Everyone's right to be cautious,

but having looked into it and seen it reported in a TX news outlet above, I think this is a legit story.

[rzemanfl]

21. I agree. n/t

[TrekLuver]

5. Ok bring in the lawyers

[pnwmom]

26. A lawyer named Andrew Strong was posting about this story

while he was drafting a restraining order. The ACLU got involved, too, according to one of his posts.

[Jim Beard]

32. Lawyers, Money and guns

[Barack_America]

6. This is horrific. Inhumane.

[The_Voice_of_Reason]

8. Why isn't Mass Media covering this?

Lets tell the REAL STORY, and let those supporting Trump start seeing the real life cruelty of this man and his Executive Orders.

[pnwmom]

15. I'm adding an article I just found to the OP.

[guillaumeb]

9. All part of the never-ending war on terror.

Where are the pro-life, pro-family conservatives?

[Fred Sanders]

10. Not to forget the same is happening in foreign airports, and also to American citizens being banned

entry and exit in Iran and Iraq.....Bannon has made a hot stupid mess of it, stupid man, on purpose or not.

[lpbk2713]

12. The baby was probably crying the whole time.

TSA or ICE didn't have a clear understanding of what
their instructions were yet they decided to do this.

OMFG

[Ilsa]

33. Cried until exhausted, I suspect.

Only monsters would do this. And why? It can only be to make the parents more desperate.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

13. Monsters.

Despicable monsters wrapping themselves in the American flag and carrying bibles.

[bdamomma]

22. tRump and his cabal

Yes the fucked up white nationalist religious right.

[dhill926]

24. well...11 month olds...

do turn into 5 year olds. You can't be too safe. Assholes.....

[MoonRiver]

25. No words can describe my disgust!

[LiberalLovinLug]

27. Don't worry those babies will be taken care of

History is repeating before our eyes

[Bernardo de La Paz]

28. Heartless? That's what happens when RW Authoritarian Followers are empowered by their cult leader

Same thing happened in Germany many many years ago when ordinary citizens did unspeakable things to other people because their fascist cult lead them into it.

Of course, some RWA followers are eager to do awful despicable things and seek the cover of their leader's orders.

[onetexan]

31. i live in North Tx. The response from ACLU lawyers & protesters including mayor Mike Rawlings

has been covered on the local WFAA ABC affiliate channel 8 here & has been tremendous. Yesterday all 9 people detained were released thanks to their efforts. We need strong united people as these & strong Dems leaders as mayor Rawlings to run for office. i'm hoping he will run for TX governor in the next election.

[pnwmom]

34. This is good news. Thanks for sharing!

[The Sand Reckoner]

36. Pro-life...until you're an actual human being

then, fuck you.

[tenorly]

37. Xenophobic AND mysogynist.

Republican voters must be ecstatic.

[Initech]

38. I hate these motherfuckers more with each passing day.

And each day it seems is worse than the one that proceeded it.

[pnwmom]

39. You're speaking for all of us, I think. n//t