Immigrants-Child Custody

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Immigrants-Child Custody

Richard Longoria

Story Created: May 16, 2007 at 5:58 PM CDT

Story Updated: May 16, 2007 at 5:58 PM CDT

UNDATED (AP) - Illegal immigrants across the country have been drawing up legal instructions designating someone to take care of their children in the event of arrest.

At the urging of activists, parents are authorizing, in writing, a friend, neighbor or relative to watch their children. And they are being advised to carry the paperwork with them at all times.

During workplace roundups of illegal immigrants, children sometimes become separated from their parents and are taken into government custody. In some cases its because the parents fail to disclose they have children. The children can be held for days or weeks before they are reunited with their parents on one side of the border or the other.

(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

AP-NY-05-16-07 1816EDT

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