Custody and repatriation

Okay kiddo, let's talk about custody and repatriation.

Custody means taking care of someone or something. When parents have a child, they have custody of that child, which means that they are responsible for taking care of them, feeding them, making sure they are healthy and safe.

Repatriation means sending someone back to their home country. For example, when someone from Russia comes to live in the United States, they are an immigrant. If they decide that they want to go back to Russia, that's called repatriation.

So, when we talk about custody and repatriation together, it means taking care of someone who is not from where you live and then sending them back home.

Now, sometimes there are rules about custody and repatriation. For example, imagine that a family from Mexico comes to the United States to live. They bring their kids with them. If the parents don't have paperwork saying that they are allowed to live in the US, they might get in trouble with the police.

In some places, there are rules that say if someone from another country is living in the US without permission, the police can take them into custody - which means that they will take the person to a special place called a detention center. In the detention center, the person will be taken care of by the government, but they won't be allowed to leave.

If the person decides that they want to go back to their home country, that's where repatriation comes in. The government will help them go back to their home country, often by giving them a plane ticket or other transportation.

It's a complicated topic, but it's important to remember that people deserve to be treated with kindness and respect, no matter where they are from.