Public commenter: 'There is no humane way to detain a child'
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Summary
During public comment, a speaker said there is no humane way to detain or deport children and described alleged incidents—including a six-month-old who stopped breathing after being tear-gassed and a Detroit student racially profiled and deported—urging officials to stop such practices.
A public commenter said there is "no humane way to detain a child" and urged officials to halt harsh immigration enforcement that, the speaker alleged, has endangered infants and teenagers.
The commenter described a six-month-old infant who "stopped breathing after being tear gassed" and said teenagers such as "Arnaldo" had been hospitalized after being placed in a choke hold. The speaker also recounted that in Detroit "Mackell, Durante, a high school student," was racially profiled, arrested by federal agents while traveling to a school field trip and subsequently deported, which the commenter said traumatized the student and the school community.
The remarks framed the actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), "federal agents" and "border patrol" as long-standing and increasingly violent. The commenter said the agency—created after 9/11—was being used to carry out those practices and repeatedly closed appeals with the word "Enough."
No official response to these specific allegations is recorded in the transcript. The comment concluded with warnings that, despite other precautions, enforcement practices would continue to place children at risk.
The transcript does not record additional details such as dates of the alleged incidents, outcomes of any investigations, or responses from enforcement agencies.
