American kids caught in immigration raids

Investigations show U.S. citizens — including toddlers, preschoolers and teenagers — have been handcuffed, detained, or effectively separated from family during immigration enforcement actions that agencies previously denied involved Americans. The pattern is supported by ProPublica’s count (more than 170 citizens detained, more than 20 children as of last October) and has triggered congressional inquiries. — This reframes immigration enforcement as not only a migrant‑policy issue but a civil‑liberties and child‑welfare problem that requires legislative and oversight remedies.