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Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration from Deporting Families It Separated

ACLU (July 16, 2018)

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting parents and children that it forcibly separated.

A fate worse than separation awaits Central American families

Philip G. Schrag, Seattle Times (July 16, 2018)

Under two court orders, the government is now reuniting migrant children with their mothers. Although the California court that ordered the reunification may permit continued detention of the families until their asylum claims can be decided, something worse than separation or detention awaits those mothers who are deported: rape and death.

Cleaning Toilets, Following Rules: A Migrant Child’s Days in Detention: A portrait of life in the shelters for the children detained after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.

Detaining immigrant kids is now a billion-dollar industry

Martha Mendoza and Larry Fenn, Associated Press (July 12, 2018)

Detaining immigrant children has morphed into a surging industry in the U.S. that now reaps $1 billion annually – a tenfold increase over the past decade, an Associated Press analysis finds.

Trump’s Pick to Lead Child Welfare Cleared for Confirmation

John Kelly, Chronicle of Social Change (July 11, 2018)

The nomination of Lynn Johnson, the Trump administration’s choice to lead the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), was approved by the Senate Finance Committee on a party-line vote held before the July 4 holiday.

Trump administration misses court deadline to reunite separated children with their parents

Geneva Sands and Lauren Pearle, ABC News (July 11, 2018)

The Trump administration missed its first court-ordered deadline to reunify families separated at the border as it rushes to confirm the identities of parents and match records of the disparate agencies involved.