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Separated: Children at the Border

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Separated: Children at the Border

Marcela Gaviria and Martin Smith, PBS Frontline (July 31, 2018)

The inside story of what happened to immigrant children separated from their parents at the border. The film explores the impact of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy, and how both Trump and Obama dealt with minors at the border.

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Future uncertain for reunited immigrants

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Future uncertain for reunited immigrants

Kristina Davis, Press Herald (July 28, 2018)

With more than 1,800 migrant families reunified under a court-ordered deadline, the question turns to how fast immigration authorities can deport those with final orders of removal. It looks increasingly likely those families will remain in limbo, at least for now…

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‘Deleted’ families: What went wrong with Trump’s family-separation effort

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‘Deleted’ families: What went wrong with Trump’s family-separation effort

When a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reunify migrant families separated at the border, the government’s cleanup crews faced an immediate problem. They weren’t sure who the families were, let alone what to call them…

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“Hidden in Plain Sight”: Hundreds of Immigrant Children and Teens Housed in Opaque Network of Chicago-Area Shelters

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“Hidden in Plain Sight”: Hundreds of Immigrant Children and Teens Housed in Opaque Network of Chicago-Area Shelters

As the Trump administration has come under fire in recent weeks for its zero tolerance immigration crackdown, much attention has focused on the children and conditions at shelters along the country’s southern border and in major metropolitan areas on the coasts.

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‘Why Did You Leave Me?’ The Migrant Children Left Behind as Parents Are Deported

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‘Why Did You Leave Me?’ The Migrant Children Left Behind as Parents Are Deported

Miriam Jordan, New York Times (July 27, 2018)

As the Trump administration has rushed to reunite thousands of children separated from their parents under a “zero-tolerance” policy on border enforcement, it is now left with 700 or more cases that have been more difficult to solve, including those of 431 parents who were apparently sent home without their children.

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IRC statement on Trump Administration’s failure to meet July 26th deadline to reunite families

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IRC statement on Trump Administration’s failure to meet July 26th deadline to reunite families

International Rescue Committee (July 26, 2018)

Responding to the Trump Administration missing the July 26 deadline to reunify nearly 3,000 children who had been separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, Hans Van de Weerd, Vice President, IRC U.S. Programs, said…

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Whistle-Blowers Say Detaining Migrant Families ‘Poses High Risk of Harm’

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Whistle-Blowers Say Detaining Migrant Families ‘Poses High Risk of Harm’

Miriam Jordan, New York Times (July 18, 2018)

The Trump administration, faced with a public outcry over the separation of migrant families at the Southwest border, has said it is exploring a major expansion of family detention centers. But two of the government’s own medical consultants said this week that they had identified a “high risk of harm” to migrant children housed at such facilities.

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Lawyers: Immigration Win Offers Nationwide Model

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Lawyers: Immigration Win Offers Nationwide Model

Christopher Peak, New Haven Independent (July 18, 2018)

Immigration lawyers don’t need to wait for an uncertain remedy out of a California court to reunite undocumented families separated at the border. Instead, they now have a model in Connecticut for proving that migrant children’s trauma needs to be addressed immediately.

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