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Mar 09
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U.S. Continues to Separate Migrant Families Despite Rollback of Policy

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Miriam Jordan and Caitlin Dickerson, The New York Times (March 9, 2019)

Nearly nine months after the Trump administration officially rescinded its policy of separating migrant families who have illegally crossed the border, more than 200 migrant children have been taken from parents and other relatives and placed in institutional care, with some spending months in shelters and foster homes thousands of miles away from their parents.

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Mar 09
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The Trump Administration May Have to Locate and Reunite More Separated Families

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The Trump Administration May Have to Locate and Reunite More Separated Families

Nathalie Baptiste, Mother Jones (March 9, 2019)

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration is responsible for immigrant children who have been taken away from their parents, including those separated before the Department of Homeland Security instituted a “zero tolerance” policy at the border.

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Mar 06
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The Trump Administration Has Deported 471 Parents Separated From Their Kids At The Border

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The Trump Administration Has Deported 471 Parents Separated From Their Kids At The Border

Zoe Tillman, Buzz Feed News (March 6, 2019)

The Trump administration disclosed in a court filing earlier this month that the government deported 471 migrant parents separated from their children at the US–Mexico border without first giving them the option to reunify.

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Mar 05
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Officials Announce Construction of New Facility in Texas to Handle Influx of Migrant Families

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Officials Announce Construction of New Facility in Texas to Handle Influx of Migrant Families

Colleen Long, Time (March 5, 2019)

As the number of migrant families crossing the southwest border is again breaking records, officials said they were building a new facility to manage them, while warning the crush is overwhelming border agents and straining facilities.

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Mar 01
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The Number of Babies In ICE Detention at the Border Has Shot Upward Since January

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The Number of Babies In ICE Detention at the Border Has Shot Upward Since January

Jack Herrera, Pacific Standard (March 1, 2019)

The number of infants under the age of one in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention at the border has increased since January, reaching levels that alarm immigration advocates. By the end of February, it was determined that at least “nine infants under one year of age” were detained in the South Texas Family Residential Center, which is one of the largest family detention centers in the country with 2,400 beds.

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Feb 26
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HHS Docs Show Thousands of Alleged Incidents of Sexual Abuse Against Unaccompanied Minors in Custody

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HHS Docs Show Thousands of Alleged Incidents of Sexual Abuse Against Unaccompanied Minors in Custody

Sophie Tatum, CNN (February 26, 2019)

The Department of Health and Human Services received more than 4,500 complaints of sexual abuse against unaccompanied minors from 2014-2018, according to internal agency documents released Tuesday by Florida Democratic Rep. Ted Deutch.

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Feb 22
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Migrant Youth Go from a Children’s Shelter to Adult Detention on Their 18th Birthday

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Migrant Youth Go from a Children’s Shelter to Adult Detention on Their 18th Birthday

John Burnett, NPR (February 22, 2019)

When migrant children cross the border without their parents, they’re sent to federal shelters until caseworkers can find them a good home. But everything changes when they turn 18. That’s when, in many cases, they’re handcuffed and locked up in an adult detention facility. The practice is sparking lawsuits and outrage from immigrant advocates.

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