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Indykids Podcast: “If I were you, I would not want to be me”- An 11-year-old shares with his peers the impact ICE had on separating his family

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Victor in many ways is just like any other 11-year-old boy, he loves playing video games and going outside, but there’s one big difference— For the past two years he has been separated from his father, after he was arrested by immigration officials at their home one day after school. Victor shares his story with …

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Deportation and Family Separation

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In 2011, almost 400,000 people were deported from the United States and more than 360,000 were detained by ICE. According to a recent report by Race Forward, 22 percent of deported immigrants are parents of children who are U.S. citizens.