No Surprise. Noemites Stone-Walling -- Again, In Long-Running Ms. L. Class Action In LA: About Info On "Missing Undocumented Children". Children?!? Damn.

It does not take a law degree (or even any trade school / law enforcement course-work) to know, as a self-evident truth -- that kidnapping, and then hiding children, keeping them away from loving parents or other guardians (regardless of papers). . . IS WRONG.

But in two class action cases: one in San Diego (Flores -- ever since 1985) and one in LA (Ms. L. -- since 2018). . . this is what both senior- and low level- federal law officers / employees are doing. In our names.

They are taking children -- and keeping them away from their families of origin (in direct violation of numerous federal statutes and appellate court orders -- from the Ninth Circuit). And they are refusing to even provide information on the whereabouts of these. . . yes, I'll say it: kidnapped kids. [When you take any child inside the US, by unlawful means. . . that is kidnapping, in the US -- and class counsel is allowed to meet with, and represent them. But the able class counsel must first *find* them, in the byzanntine federal detention systems.] Dammit -- here's the latest:

. . .Plaintiffs respectfully request a Court order for Defendants to provide necessary information as to detained Class Members and qualifying additional family members.

Plaintiffs have repeatedly asked Defendants in recent weeks for information about seven class members or qualifying additional family members (“QAFMs”) that are in immigration detention:

➣ E.A.P.P., 1 a QAFM with valid parole;

➣ M.I.L., a class member separated child with valid parole;

➣ A.G.L.D., a class member separated child with a parole-in-place application pending;

➣ A.R.A., a QAFM with a parole-in-place application pending;

➣ Y.R.B.I., a QAFM with valid parole;

➣ E.L.T., a class member separated child; and

➣ F.A.M.C., a class member separated child with a re-parole application pending. . . .

Plaintiffs have also learned from advocates that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) has instructed a family of class members and QAFMS to buy plane tickets and self-deport. This family includes:

➣ Y.M.M.C., a class member separated child with valid parole;

➣ F.I.C.C, a QAFM with valid parole;

➣ A.E.M.C., a 16-year old QAFM;

➣ M.L.M.C., a 10-year old QAFM; and

➣ L.Y.M.C., a United States citizen child. [What the actual HELL?!?!?]

Plaintiffs’ counsel has repeatedly asked Defendants to confirm whether ICE officers have instructed this family to self-deport and have asked that ICE cease issuing such instructions. Defendants have not provided any substantive response. . . .

Again, in the 2016 national election cycle, HRC (clearly!) was not wrong -- to call these people -- almost to a person -- "deplorables". They prove it accurate -- day by awful day. Onward resolutely, just the same.

But who on Earth thinks this is worthwhile -- as public policy / field of employment? The politco / true beleivers are beyond redemption -- but. . . at BP, and ICE, and DHS. . . there are lower level line workers. I get that these line level workers need paychecks (likely to support their own families) -- but at what cost to their sense of humanity -- of self-worth?

Damn. RE-think your lives -- get another job (ANY other job!). . . detaining tons of "missing children" -- and then actively obscuring their whereabouts. . . That is. . . yup. . . deplorable. Out.

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