How the Administration’s Enforcement Policies Are Separating Families and Harming Unaccompanied Children
Kids in Need of Defense (January 13, 2026)
This policy brief documents how the Trump administration is using government agencies to separate families and remove thousands of children from the U.S., disregarding children’s rights and safety while deepening trauma and blocking reunification, and calls for urgent action to restore protections for family unity and children’s well-being.
