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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some local schools are walking kids home to make sure their parent is still there.

I do have friends who have drawn up a power of attorney triggered by detention or deportation.  A PoA doesn't need to be filed with the court, so there is no danger of drawing the authorities' attention, but it would allow someone else to hold onto the kids in a mixed status family.  Then they could file for guardianship so that the children could be reunited with their parents once the deportation proceedings were over.  The child would still end up leaving the country, but not be subjected to the terrible "family detention center." [/quote]

So you can use a POA instead of a standby guardianship in Virginia?  [/quote]

You'd have to ask a lawyer.  These friends aren't in MD or VA, but are in a state where ICE has been very active.  They decided the best approach was to use a POA triggered by detention, since the kids were US citizens by birth.  That way my friends could file for emergency temporary guardianship (if the parents are detained, there's no fear of talking to the courts) and hold onto the kids for as long as it takes the parents to get settled back home, as well as manage the process of getting passports for the kids and stuff. [/quote]

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