Trump’s Immigration Agenda Has Forced Hundreds of Kids Into Foster Care
Jackie Llanos, Notus (May 7, 2026)
Federal data shows an increase in children entering foster care due to parental detention or deportation from 156 to 232 cases between fiscal years 2024 and 2025. The figures, drawn from only 34 states, are considered an undercount of the family separation occuring under Trump’s mass deportation campaign.
