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The family had been staying with a relative in Los Angeles for the previous seven months after crossing the border legally for a court appointment through the now-defunct CBP One App to seek asylum in October of last year. They had been granted parole status in the U.S. while they waited for their day in immigration court.

"They were crying in fear. One of the agents at one point lifted up his shirt, which displayed the gun that he was carrying," Mukherjee said. “The 6-year-old boy was terrified to see the gun. He urinated on himself and wet all his clothing. No one offered him a change of clothing for many hours.”

The 6-year-old boy has been diagnosed with leukemia and has missed a medical appointment to be treated for worsening symptoms

The Texas Civil Rights Project says the family has been placed in expedited removal, which allows for rapid deportation without a court hearing. The family’s attorneys fear they could be deported before their lawsuit is heard.

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      He would trick people into into getting into arguments and then ban them (or report them) when it got even slightly “uncivil.” He would, of course, go unpunished.

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        Ah, that’s surprising — I swear I’ve argued with Flying Squid before and never received any treatment like that.

        Not to say it didn’t happen, I’m just surprised. I was also mostly surprised at the ‘he killed himself’ comment, as I was under the impression he had decided to take a break from Lemmy (after a series of these events you’re describing, I’m assuming).

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          Well, I guess we will find out, should he decide to come back. He was always going on and on about killing himself.