Zero Tolerance
The Trump Administration Is Still Separating Families Over Minor Offenses
At least 911 immigrant children have been separated from their parents at the border since June of 2018.
House Democrats Subpoenaed Trump Officials Over Family Separation. Here's What We Already Know.
Internal government investigations have revealed that the government was seriously unprepared to implement Trump's zero-tolerance policy.
Trump's Border Wall: An Essential Reading List
Following the president's primetime address, we collected Pacific Standard's most pertinent stories on immigration, border security, and the wall proposal.
Family Separations at the Border May Have Started Long Before This Year
A new report reveals disorganization and a lack of communication between the government agencies responsible for apprehending undocumented migrants and caring for migrant children separated from their families.
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.
What Happens If the Government Misses the Deadline for Family Reunification?
Most likely, a federal judge will just extend the deadline.
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.
Breaking Down the Broken Windows Theory of Policing
As Rudy Giuliani’s old police commissioner William Bratton returns to New York City, new research still fuels a debate over their pet policy.