Congressman Joaquin Castro calls for release of boy, Kaleth, and mother from much-criticized detention Dilley facility A two-year-old detained in a family detention center in Dilley, Texas, is sick and not getting adequate help, said Joaquin Castro, a Democratic congressman from San Antonio. The boy, Kaleth, has a fever and is not eating the food served at…
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- Congressman Joaquin Castro calls for release of boy, Kaleth, and mother from much-criticized detention Dilley facility A two-year-old detained in a family detention center in Dilley, Texas, is sick…
- The boy, Kaleth, has a fever and is not eating the food served at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center, which Castro said detainees have complained of having mold and worms.
- “When his mother asked for help, the staff said it was all ‘mental’,” Castro wrote in a post on X .
- “A vulnerable child at the Dilley trailer prison was suffering and ICE denied their reality and their needs.
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- Congressman Joaquin Castro calls for release of boy, Kaleth, and mother from much-criticized detention Dilley facility A two-year-old detained in a family detention center in Dilley, Texas, is sick…
- The boy, Kaleth, has a fever and is not eating the food served at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center, which Castro said detainees have complained of having mold and worms.
- “When his mother asked for help, the staff said it was all ‘mental’,” Castro wrote in a post on X.
Why it matters
Why readers and decision-makers should care:
- The boy, Kaleth, has a fever and is not eating the food served at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center, which Castro said detainees have complained of having mold and worms.
- “When his mother asked for help, the staff said it was all ‘mental’,” Castro wrote in a post on X.
- “A vulnerable child at the Dilley trailer prison was suffering and ICE denied their reality and their needs.