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Trump Administration Considers Revised Version of Family Separation Tactic

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Trump Administration Considers Revised Version of Family Separation Tactic

Nick Miroff, Josh Dawsey, and Rachael Bade, Washington Post (April 9, 2019)

The Trump administration is considering a revised version of its family separation tactic to cope with an influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border that would force parents to choose whether to remain detained as a family or agree to a separation to keep their children out of custody, according to administration officials.

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It May Take 2 Years to Identify Thousands of Migrant Children Separated from Families

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It May Take 2 Years to Identify Thousands of Migrant Children Separated from Families

William Cummings, USA Today (April 7, 2019)

As the Trump administration works to address what it describes as a growing “crisis” at the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said in a court filing that it may take two years for the government to identify thousands of migrant children who were separated from their families.

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Year After Trump’s Family Separations Announced, Scars Remain and Migration Hasn’t Slowed

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Year After Trump’s Family Separations Announced, Scars Remain and Migration Hasn’t Slowed

Daniella Silva, NBC News (April 6, 2019)

A year after President Donald Trump’s policy of separating children from their parents at the border was announced, leading to an intense backlash across the political spectrum, the administration says it is struggling against a growing “humanitarian and security crisis” at the southern border.

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The Health 202: HHS says it can’t place unaccompanied migrant children with sponsors as fast as they’re coming in

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The Health 202: HHS says it can’t place unaccompanied migrant children with sponsors as fast as they’re coming in

Paige Winfield Cunningham, Washington Post (April 5, 2019)

The pool of unaccompanied migrant children under Health and Human Services custody is growing by 70 to 80 kids per day, reflecting record numbers of individuals and families from Central American countries who are streaming into the United States.

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More Moms and Kids Withdrawing from Nutrition Program Because of Deportation Fears, Administrators Say

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More Moms and Kids Withdrawing from Nutrition Program Because of Deportation Fears, Administrators Say

Alfred Lubrano, The Inquirer (March 20, 2019)

Low-income immigrant mothers are skipping the chance to get nutritious foods and help for their infants from a federal program because they fear deportation, or the loss of their children, according to the agencies that distribute those benefits.

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US Immigration Agents Find Ways Around ‘Sanctuary’ Policies

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US Immigration Agents Find Ways Around ‘Sanctuary’ Policies

Astrid Galvan, The Washington Post (March 14, 2019)

Two years after New Mexico’s largest county barred local law enforcement from cooperating with immigration authorities, its leaders learned that the policy was being subverted from within. Staff members at the Bernalillo County jail in Albuquerque were still granting immigration authorities access to its database and, in some cases, tipping them off when a person of interest was being released.

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