What Is ‘Catch and Release’?
The president uses the term to refer to immigrant families getting released before their court dates. But advocates say the term is both misleading and dehumanizing.
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Did Trump Just Prove There’s a Crisis on the Border?
The number of people arrested crossing the southern border skyrocketed last month, according to new statistics. But what's happening is more complicated than the numbers show.
Pediatricians Knew About Family Separation Long Before the Public Did—and They Were Worried
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.
One Immigrant Mother Is Fighting to Be Reunified With Her Daughter—Who’s a U.S. Citizen
Advocates estimate there are dozens of similar cases of immigrant parents separated from their children who have American citizenship.
What Would Ending Birthright Citizenship Mean for the United States?
Social science (and history) shows that repealing birthright citizenship is rarely an effective solution for an overburdened nation.
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.
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.
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.