This article takes the reader inside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement family detention center in Dilley, Texas, which can hold as many as 2,400 mothers and children.
Read MoreTexas child welfare officials Thursday opened an abuse and neglect investigation into reports that surfaced last week of a child dying after being released from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility.
The court learned that the Trump administration had put a mother and a daughter who are plaintiffs in the lawsuit on a flight to Central America.
This fact sheet describes the process by which the Trump Administration carried out family separation and how the related federal court ruling Ms. L v. ICE addresses family separation.
As the government contends with 500 children who remain in government facilities, nightmarish tales are emerging of aborted reunifications.
Read MoreOn Thursday, August 2, fathers detained at Karnes Detention Center, 52 miles outside of San Antonio, staged a hunger strike and protest to demand their release, according to a RAICES press statement…
Read MoreTwo youth care workers at Arizona shelters for migrant children have been charged with sexually assaulting immigrant teenagers, according to court records. They are the latest claims of abuse at government-contracted shelters that have a key role in the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration crackdown.
Read MoreThe Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health has developed a website with resources to support families who have been separated during their time of need. Two types of resources are available: resources for children who have been separated from their parents and resources for caregivers and social service providers working to support these children and their families.
This article discusses the similarities in how the government has been handling family separation and how it handles foster care.
Read MoreAs the Trump administration scrambles to reunite children with their parents, immigration lawyers and psychologists have raised another concern: whether the government is equipped to deal not just with lasting trauma to children, but also their parents in detention…
Read More
© 2026 CICW.