18 Year Old U.S. Born Citizen Detained By Border Officials Said Conditions Were So Bad

[Niagara]

Apparently it doesn't matter under this administration if a person has 3 different items to prove their U.S. Citizenship. This 18 year old was wrongfully detained and was denied basic human rights.

Francisco Erwin Galicia, the 18-year-old Dallas-born U.S. citizen detained by border officials, is speaking out about the conditions inside the facility where he was wrongfully held for more than three week. Galicia said conditions were so bad, he considered self-deporting just to get out — even though he has a birth certificate proving he's American-born.

During the 23 days he was in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, Galicia was not allowed to shower, he told The Dallas Morning News, which first reported his story.

The teen said he lost 26 pounds during his time in the immigrant detention center, and said officers didn't provide him with enough food. He was crammed into an overcrowded holding area with 60 other men. They slept on the floor with aluminum-foil blankets — some even had to sleep in the bathroom area, he said.

Some of the men were very sick and were bitten by ticks, but were afraid to ask for a doctor because CBP officers told them their stay would start over if they did, Galicia said.

Full Story with Photos at link:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/18-year-old-u-s-citizen-detained-by-border-officials-said-conditions-were-so-bad-he-lost-26-pounds-almost-self-deported/|

[Sherman A1]

1. One hopes that this young man

Will sue for false imprisonment, damages and anything else that can be had out of this horrid experience.

[Niagara]

2. I certainly hope so

If I was an attorney I would represent him for free. It would be the right thing to do.

[Niagara]

3. Update: American teen who was detained near border plans to sue government

I hope that you win your case, Francisco Erwin Galicia!

An American teenager has been released from immigration custody in Texas after being detained for almost a month, according to federal officials.

Francisco Erwin Galicia, an 18-year-old U.S. citizen who was born in Dallas and lives with his family in the Texas border city of Edinburg said he was driving with his brother and some friends on June 27 when they were stopped at a U.S. Border Patrol inland checkpoint in Falfurrias. Galicia said the federal agents separated him from his brother, who was born in Mexico but was living undocumented in the United States, according to ABC Dallas affiliate WFAA.

Galicia said he had his Texas state driver's license, U.S. Social Security card and a copy of his birth certificate in his wallet at the time, but he was detained by Border Patrol for three weeks then transferred to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Pearsall, Texas.

"They thought they were fake," Galicia told ABC Dallas affiliate WFAA in an interview Tuesday. "I had all my papers, but they still didn't believe me. I don't know the reason why."

Story Update link:https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/american-teen-who-was-detained-near-border-plans-to-sue-government/ar-AAER4J9?li=BBnbfcL

[mfcorey1]

4. EVENTUALLY, THE United Nations will call for hearings and testimonies

about this dark period of American History. The stories to be told will be horrific.

[Niagara]

5. + 100 You're absolutely correct

Physical, sexual and mental abuse, unsanitary conditions, and the lack of food, water and healthcare. It's disgusting how these refugee's are being treated.