Defendants In Diapers? Immigrant Toddlers Ordered To Appear In Court Alone
By Christina Jewett and Shefali Luthra
Children who have been separated from their parents at the border, some as young as 3, are being ordered to appear for their own deportation proceedings, attorneys say. One legal advocate in Los Angeles described a scene in which a 3-year-old who’d received an order to appear started climbing up on the table during the proceeding, highlighting “the absurdity of what we’re doing with these kids.”