Migrant families are suing the government for millions of dollars after their children were allegedly hurt or molested while in federal care.
Now dozens of families are preparing to sue the US federal government for the way their children have been treated in foster care., several families are alleging their children have been sexually, physically, or emotionally abused while in federal care, and $200 million of taxpayer money is on the line.
One anonymous father who had his 7-year-old son ripped from him and was then sent 2,000 miles away, asked how it was possible that his son suffered the harm.Migrants are seen outside the U.S. Border Patrol McAllen Station in a makeshift encampment in McAllen, Texas, U.S., May 15, 2019.The boy went into a foster home for migrant children in New York and was sexually molested by other boys, according to a counselor.
Three out of four physical incidents found in legal filings happened at Cayuga Centers in New York, which is the largest care center for migrant children and has taken up to 900 children and babies at one time. In one Cayuga home, a little girl was found being forced to touch another child's private parts and kiss, and as a result of the traumatic experience, she struggled to eat, drink or use the toilet.
In a statement to AP, Caguya Centers said it took the safety of its children seriously and child protection was its number one priority.The children who have been detained in appalling conditions at the border could bear scars from the experience for life, experts say
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