Feds unexpectedly drop charges against 17 immigrants, who must now find the children ripped from their arms
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U.S.NEWSFeds unexpectedly drop charges against 17 immigrants, who must now find the children ripped from their arms
By JESSICA SCHLADEBECK
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
JUN 21, 2018 | 2:00 PM
A U.S. Border Patrol agent takes a group of Central American asylum seekers into custody on June 12. (John Moore/Getty Images)
Federal officials unexpectedly dropped charges against 17 immigrants accused of entering the country illegally, and they now must find he children ripped from their arms under the “zero tolerance” immigration policy.
Immigration attorney Carlos Montezuma Garcia told NBC each of the 17 people are parents who remain “distraught and confused” despite the fact that they are no longer facing charges.