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Whose children are they, anyway? After illegally taking 468 children from their parents at an FLDS ranch, Texas child grabbers have yet to produce any evidence of abuse and were ordered to return the children.(THE LAW)(Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
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How does a state child protective services agency even begin to take nearly 500 children from families living in a peaceful religious community in West Texas? Answer: a night-time raid with tanks, riot police, SWAT teams, snipers, and cars full of Texas Rangers and sheriff's deputies. That is the new face of state child protection--social workers backed up with automatic weapons.
In a surprise attack coordinated by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) on April 3-4, the Rangers and sheriffs removed an initial group of the 468 children at the Yearning for Zion Ranch (YFZ) in Eldorado, Texas. The raid was ...
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