"Carlos arrived at an [ICE] office in New Mexico in December, believing he was one step closer to reuniting with his children."
"[T]hey stripped off his clothes [..] and chained him by the neck, waist, and legs."
"They tricked me."
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Authors: Claudia Boyd-Barrett, Renuka Rayasam, & Amanda Seitz
Publication: KFF Health News
March 24, 2026
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#NewMexico #USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/trump-deportation-immigration-unaccompanied-children-bait-parent-arrests-hhs/

‘They Tricked Me’: A Father Was Chained After He Went to ICE To Reunite With His Kids - KFF Health News
The administration has largely converted the HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement into an arm of immigration enforcement, detaining children longer while helping immigration officers arrest their parents or other family members. One father was chained when he went to an ICE office to discuss being reunited with his son and daughter.