Family Separation Archives

A mother and child await transport to a processing center for undocumented immigrants on July 24th, 2014, in Mission, Texas.

A Memo Reveals How the Trump Administration Built a Family Separation Policy While Denying the Policy Existed

A redacted memo released on Tuesday outlines the administration's "zero-tolerance" policy, which ensured that every adult apprehended crossing the border would be detained and prosecuted.

Jack Herrera

An immigrant family from Honduras boards transport to an Immigrant Respite Center near McAllen, Texas.

Social Justice

How Catholic Communities Are Crowdfunding Fairer Trials for Immigrants

With Jeff Sessions reportedly pressuring judges to deport immigrants, diocese across the country are gathering fee money for the legal representation that many undocumented people lack.

Massoud Hayoun

An emotional father embraces his son for the first time in months on August 7th, 2018, in Guatemala City, Guatemala. They had been separated as part of the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy at the border.

Trump Officials Claim to Be Unaware of the Psychological Trauma of Family Separation

High-ranking officials said on Tuesday that they did not feel qualified to speak on the growing mountain of warnings that detention could be permanently harming children.

Jack Herrera

New High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attends the opening day of the 39th U.N. Council of Human Rights in Geneva on September 10, 2018.

Key Takeaways From the New U.N. Human Rights Chief’s First Public Speech

Michelle Bachelet's bold speech condemned the Trump administration's family separation policy along with other human rights abuses.

Jack Herrera

Isidra Larena Calderon hugs her son Jonathan Leonardo on August 7th, 2018 in Guatemala City, Guatemala, as the two are reunited months after U.S. border agents separated them.

Social Justice

What Viral Reunification Videos Reveal About the Trauma of Separated Immigrant Children

The consequences of family separation will likely be lifelong. What we are seeing now is only the beginning.

Kathi Valeii

Social Justice

RAICES Offers to Cover Bail for Mothers Detained at the Border

The Texas-based legal non-profit will offer the Trump administration $20 million to cover the bail bonds of detained migrant mothers separated from their children at the border.

Kate Wheeling