Colleen Kraft repeatedly warned the government that migrant children were in danger during her year as president of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Her worst fears were realized when two children died in government custody at the end of her term.
Advocates estimate there are dozens of similar cases of immigrant parents separated from their children who have American citizenship.
Social science (and history) shows that repealing birthright citizenship is rarely an effective solution for an overburdened nation.
Unprepared for the Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy, overwhelmed border officials illegally detained children in unfit facilities, among other failures.
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.
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.
The Trump administration gives FEMA funds to ICE, the number of migrant children in custody soars, and Scott Pruitt courts a coal job.
The consequences of family separation will likely be lifelong. What we are seeing now is only the beginning.
The review was ordered after teenagers described being shackled, beaten, and stripped naked at the facility.
After a year of battle in the courts, young immigrants fear that their protection from deportation could soon end.
Most likely, a federal judge will just extend the deadline.
A progress reports shows that hundreds of migrant parents whose children remain in United States shelters may have been deported.
Immigration officials provided a litany of reasons as to why the remaining 46 children were ineligible for reunification.
The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it will release reunited migrant families with ankle bracelet monitoring, backing off from efforts to detain them indefinitely.
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.
The Tuesday deadline was imposed last month by a federal judge.
A federal judge ordered HHS last week to begin reuniting families by July 10th.
A newly released report shows the parents who crossed into the United States illegally were separated from their children before the Trump administration's zero tolerance practice took effect in May.
While the president has floundered on issues like health care and gun rights, he's been consistent on his belief in the need for an immigration crackdown.
Trump's call to modify Flores v. Reno follows similar gestures by the administration that could keep more kids in detention for longer.
The Trump administration's zero tolerance policy has resulted in the separation of more than 2,300 migrant children from their parents at the border in recent weeks.
There are immediate health impacts of a prolonged border detention—and those effects can last a lifetime.
Marches occur across the country while, simultaneously, children and families are detained at the U.S. border.
The Republican proposal would end family separation at the border.