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Penny’s Story…One of the “Disappeared!”
Posted: 8/16/2004 6:24:11 PM
Author: Zalala
The information on the website has the following as the first sentence. This was what broke my heart; “This is a true story of how in one day with no warning two, American children Dereck and Sandra McClurg lost their single mother to the Department of Homeland Security on July 01, 2004.”
Let’s just imagine for a moment the following scenario…a beautiful young 33 year old woman, a White South Africaaner, permanent resident in the US for over 15 years, owner of a successful business and a gorgeous home, with two children born in the USA, one failed marriage and a new love in her life with plans for a future together and talk of a wedding. And Penny, 6 weeks pregnant, filled with hope with her new man and new relationship. She had committed a crime, years ago, but she had done her time and paid her debt to society–the only blemish on her past in the middle of a life that she had worked so hard to make successful while giving back to her community in thanks by doing the work she does. Everything seems fine and love and the future are looking rewarding. No one seemed to know about the danger lurking…
This same woman gets an official document stating that she must meet some governmental officials at Tampa International Airport at Airside F. Not for anything serious, she is assured that the meeting will be a simple one, just to answer a few questions. This young lady goes to the appointed meeting. No one at this particular office within the airport knows why she is there. She has waits for five hours. Since the office does not seem to know the purpose of why Penny was asked to come and has no record of any appointment with this young lady, she is asked to come back the next day and she does this in good faith. The next day she is escorted from Airside F by a Homeland Security Official and she is told that all of her questions will be answered at her next destination. The official cannot tell her where she is going, only that she is being officially detained. She is not permitted legal representation. There are no charges recorded or filed. There are no provisions or custodial plans made for her minor children. Instead there are Human Rights violations committed. She is carted away to Turner Guilford Knight County Jail Immigration Unit in Miami in handcuffs and shackles.
And the situation spirals downward. Several days later, Penny asks to be seen by medical personal as she is concerned about her pregnant condition and the stress brought on by her sudden detention and her requests are ignored for several days. A few weeks later she starts to miscarry. On July 15th, 2004 she is taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital and sits in the waiting room in an orange prison uniform and in shackles and handcuffs and two guards present at all times. Doctors and Triage make no notice of her until she starts to hemorrhage in the waiting room after hours of sitting there with no medical attention. She is then given a DNC without an anesthetic.The anesthetic is given to her AFTER the medical procedure to kill the pain. She is dragged to the DOC truck after the procedure and taken immediately back to the holding facility. To this date, she has never had a follow up appointment with a doctor.
Posted: 8/16/2004 6:24:11 PM
Author: Zalala
The information on the website has the following as the first sentence. This was what broke my heart; “This is a true story of how in one day with no warning two, American children Dereck and Sandra McClurg lost their single mother to the Department of Homeland Security on July 01, 2004.”
Let’s just imagine for a moment the following scenario…a beautiful young 33 year old woman, a White South Africaaner, permanent resident in the US for over 15 years, owner of a successful business and a gorgeous home, with two children born in the USA, one failed marriage and a new love in her life with plans for a future together and talk of a wedding. And Penny, 6 weeks pregnant, filled with hope with her new man and new relationship. She had committed a crime, years ago, but she had done her time and paid her debt to society–the only blemish on her past in the middle of a life that she had worked so hard to make successful while giving back to her community in thanks by doing the work she does. Everything seems fine and love and the future are looking rewarding. No one seemed to know about the danger lurking…
This same woman gets an official document stating that she must meet some governmental officials at Tampa International Airport at Airside F. Not for anything serious, she is assured that the meeting will be a simple one, just to answer a few questions. This young lady goes to the appointed meeting. No one at this particular office within the airport knows why she is there. She has waits for five hours. Since the office does not seem to know the purpose of why Penny was asked to come and has no record of any appointment with this young lady, she is asked to come back the next day and she does this in good faith. The next day she is escorted from Airside F by a Homeland Security Official and she is told that all of her questions will be answered at her next destination. The official cannot tell her where she is going, only that she is being officially detained. She is not permitted legal representation. There are no charges recorded or filed. There are no provisions or custodial plans made for her minor children. Instead there are Human Rights violations committed. She is carted away to Turner Guilford Knight County Jail Immigration Unit in Miami in handcuffs and shackles.
And the situation spirals downward. Several days later, Penny asks to be seen by medical personal as she is concerned about her pregnant condition and the stress brought on by her sudden detention and her requests are ignored for several days. A few weeks later she starts to miscarry. On July 15th, 2004 she is taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital and sits in the waiting room in an orange prison uniform and in shackles and handcuffs and two guards present at all times. Doctors and Triage make no notice of her until she starts to hemorrhage in the waiting room after hours of sitting there with no medical attention. She is then given a DNC without an anesthetic.The anesthetic is given to her AFTER the medical procedure to kill the pain. She is dragged to the DOC truck after the procedure and taken immediately back to the holding facility. To this date, she has never had a follow up appointment with a doctor.