As we continue our coverage of immigration we return to a story Democracy Now covered three weeks ago.
On February 23rd, we revealed a nine-year-old Canadian boy was being held in a U.S. immigration jail in Taylor, Texas along with his Iranian-born parents. He was one of 200 immigrant children being detained at a jail called the T. Don Hutto Family Detention Center run by the private prison company Corrections Corporation of America. He spoke to us from the jail in what was his first broadcast interview.
Kevin, 9 year-old Canadian boy speaking from immigration jail in Taylor, Texas. [Click for full interview]
Since Democracy Now interviewed Kevin from the immigration jail three weeks ago, his case has become a symbol of the U.S. government's mistreatment of immigrant children. Two weeks ago the American Civil Liberties Union sued the U.S. government on behalf of Kevin and other children being held at the Hutto facility. But Kevin and his parents are still being held in the jail. However a major new development has occurred in the case that will likely result in the family's release from U.S. custody. The family's attorney Andrew Brouwer joins us on the phone from Toronto.
Andrew Brouwer, attorney in Canada.
JUAN GONZALEZ: Since Democracy Now! interviewed Kevin from the immigration jail three weeks ago, his case has become a symbol of the US government’s mistreatment of immigrant children. Two weeks ago, the American Civil Liberties Union sued the US government on behalf of Kevin and other children being held at the Hutto facility. But Kevin and his parents are still being held in jail. More on the story.
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