They zip-tied the children and
tore them from their parents,
half naked in the dead of night,
Black Hawk helicopters shrieking
overhead, ICE rappelling down
buildings like a military strike force.
Separated based on race in U-Hauls,
they waited hours for their captors
to release them, no due process,
no access to lawyers, detained
without constitutional rights
in a land known for freedom,
our city under siege.
