Kidnapped by Child Protective Services: The Case of Baby Cyrus
A case in\xa0Idaho\xa0around baby Cyrus being taken from his family by Child Protective Services (CPS) is bringing attention to the\xa0financial\xa0incentives and extralegal powers\xa0states\xa0have when taking\xa0children\xa0from their\xa0parents.
We spoke with the family and a lawyer involved in the state\u2019s seizure of baby Cyrus and found that in such cases, parents lose basic legal protections including the right to a\xa0jury\xa0and the burden of proof, and that families are often placed under gag orders to prevent them from speaking.
Diego Rodriguez, grandfather of Baby Cyrus, said, \u201cThis truly is state-subsidized\xa0child trafficking. There\u2019s no way to whitewash, this is exactly what it is.\u201d
We also discovered the financial incentive given to states in cases involving the taking of children. Rodriguez said, \u201cIn this case, the federal government is paying Idaho to\xa0steal,\xa0kidnap,\xa0abduct\u2014whatever term you want to use\u2014babies from people\u2019s families, innocent families.\u201d
And we discovered this is an issue that isn\u2019t limited to just Idaho. It\u2019s an issue found throughout the United States. Attorney Colton Boyles said, \u201cI really think this is going to resound across the United States when people realize that this can happen to anyone.\u201d
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