Donald Trump is getting desperate; all he can do now is add some meat to the bones that he throws to his cult followers. His tariffs are falling apart; Trump is a bully who easily backs down when his opponents push back. So, like most bullies, he shifts his bullying to those who cannot push back, children, and people who are not here legally. Will he start doing like the person he put in charge of Homeland, start shooting dogs?
“We are deeply concerned that HSI officers attempted to question several children, between first and sixth grade, during the school day apparently without contacting or coordinating in advance with the schools, parents or guardians, or state or local child welfare agencies,” they wrote. “Though the agents were purportedly there to conduct a ‘welfare check’ on the children, their actions instead terrorized hundreds of thousands of students across Los Angeles and undermine public trust.”
Padilla and Schiff demanded answers from HSI about why the immigration officers were blatantly lying to school staff and told Hammer that he had until May 2 to respond to them.
“We would like to understand what steps you are taking to review and address your agents’ conduct, including determining why they said they received permission to speak with children from their families when that was not the case,” they wrote.
