A New Report Reveals How Family Separation Led Border Officials to Break the Law
Unprepared for the Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy, overwhelmed border officials illegally detained children in unfit facilities, among other failures.
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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.
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.
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The Trump administration gives FEMA funds to ICE, the number of migrant children in custody soars, and Scott Pruitt courts a coal job.
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.
A State Report Says Severe Treatment of Teens at a Virginia Detention Center Was Not Abuse
The review was ordered after teenagers described being shackled, beaten, and stripped naked at the facility.
DACA Was 'Saved' Last Week. Now, Is a Texas Judge Going to Kill It?
After a year of battle in the courts, young immigrants fear that their protection from deportation could soon end.
What Happens If the Government Misses the Deadline for Family Reunification?
Most likely, a federal judge will just extend the deadline.
The Government May Have Deported 463 Migrant Parents Whose Children Remain in the U.S.
A progress reports shows that hundreds of migrant parents whose children remain in United States shelters may have been deported.
The Trump Administration Deems Dozens of Migrant Children 'Ineligible' for Reunification
Immigration officials provided a litany of reasons as to why the remaining 46 children were ineligible for reunification.
Unable to Hold Migrant Families Indefinitely, the Trump Administration Turns to Ankle Monitors
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.
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.
The Trump Administration Will Only Reunite Half of the Youngest Migrant Children With Their Parents by Tuesday
The Tuesday deadline was imposed last month by a federal judge.
The U.S. Government Asks for More Time to Reunite Migrant Families
A federal judge ordered HHS last week to begin reuniting families by July 10th.
A National Database Notes an Earlier Start Date for Child Separations at the Border
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.
Trump's Immigration Policy Is a Feature, Not a Bug
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 Family Separation Reversal Still Leaves Children to Languish in Detention
Trump's call to modify Flores v. Reno follows similar gestures by the administration that could keep more kids in detention for longer.
Trump Plans to End Family Separation at the Border
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.
Trump's Child Separation Policy Will Scar Migrant Children Forever
There are immediate health impacts of a prolonged border detention—and those effects can last a lifetime.
Immigration Protests Take Place Across the Country as Border Arrests Continue (in Photos)
Marches occur across the country while, simultaneously, children and families are detained at the U.S. border.
Key Takeaways From the House's 'Compromise' Immigration Bill
The Republican proposal would end family separation at the border.
The Trump Administration Will Build a 'Tent City' to House Migrant Children
This temporary housing in a rural patch of West Texas will hold the seized immigrant children that cannot fit in existing shelters.
An Obama-Era White House Official Breaks Down the Current State of Immigration Policy
Former Department of Homeland Security official Peter Boogaard weighs in on immigration policy under Trump.
Advocates Fear the New Trump Administration Rule Will Keep Migrant Children in Detention for Even Longer
The ACLU warns that a new rule allowing the government to look into potential guardians' immigration status will leave the children with nowhere to go but detention facilities.