SOUTH DAKOTA PARENTS & TRIBES FILE LAWSUIT OVER UNLAWFUL SEPARATION OF CHILDREN FROM FAMILIES
In South Dakota, Indian children are regularly removed from their homes without parents being permitted to see documents filed against them, present witnesses to support their case, or even get a hearing that lasts much more than a minute. Superficial hearings and thin evidence are often enough for state officials to remove Indian children from their parents, homes and tribes, which are such an integral part of these children's lives.
Three Indian parents and two tribes in South Dakota today stood up against these unlawful and disgraceful practices by filing a class-action lawsuit in Rapid City, South Dakota. The ACLU filed the complaint on their behalf in order to put an end to this unconstitutional process, which has unfortunately become standard practice in the state.... (more)
In South Dakota, Indian children are regularly removed from their homes without parents being permitted to see documents filed against them, present witnesses to support their case, or even get a hearing that lasts much more than a minute. Superficial hearings and thin evidence are often enough for state officials to remove Indian children from their parents, homes and tribes, which are such an integral part of these children's lives.
Three Indian parents and two tribes in South Dakota today stood up against these unlawful and disgraceful practices by filing a class-action lawsuit in Rapid City, South Dakota. The ACLU filed the complaint on their behalf in order to put an end to this unconstitutional process, which has unfortunately become standard practice in the state.... (more)
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