What We Know: Family Separation And 'Zero Tolerance' At The Border
6 years, 9 months ago

What We Know: Family Separation And 'Zero Tolerance' At The Border

NPR  

What We Know: Family Separation And 'Zero Tolerance' At The Border Enlarge this image toggle caption U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Rio Grande Valley Sector via AP U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Rio Grande Valley Sector via AP Updated at 4:40 a.m. Trump also calls for branches of his administration to make facilities available for detaining families with children — and calls on the Defense Department, to build new facilities "if necessary." Enlarge this image toggle caption U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Rio Grande Valley Sector via AP U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Rio Grande Valley Sector via AP Where have children gone once they've been separated? During a parent's detention, "ICE and ORR will work together to locate separated children, verify the parent/child relationship, and set up regular communication and removal coordination, if necessary," ICE says. "The laws prohibit us from detaining families while they go through prosecution," Nielsen said on Monday — a reference to the 20-day limits on how long children can be detained.

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Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Is Specifically Targeting Children Again
1 week, 3 days ago

Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Is Specifically Targeting Children Again

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. This time, immigration officials are threatening to prioritize unaccompanied immigrant children for deportation, while at the same time working to deprive them of access to legal services and representation. Courts have interpreted the mandate that the government provide these …

Trump administration resumes detention of immigrant families after Biden-era pause
1 week, 4 days ago

Trump administration resumes detention of immigrant families after Biden-era pause

Associated Press  

McALLEN, Texas — The Trump administration resumed family detention of immigrants last week in a South Texas facility after a Biden-era pause, a legal nonprofit group providing services to migrant families said Wednesday. Fourteen immigrant families with children as young as one year old were in the detention facility in Karnes County, Texas, about 50 miles southeast of San Antonio, …

President Trump brings back practice of detaining families together
2 weeks, 3 days ago

President Trump brings back practice of detaining families together

NPR  

President Trump brings back practice of detaining families together toggle caption Veronica G. Cardenas/POOL/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration has brought back the practice of detaining families with children as a part of an effort to crack down on immigration. During the Trump administration's first term, children of migrants were separated from their parents and held in detention centers …

'We cannot ignore it': Legal expert explains how citizens can fight 'inhumane' Trump plan
2 months, 2 weeks ago

'We cannot ignore it': Legal expert explains how citizens can fight 'inhumane' Trump plan

Raw Story  

Donald Trump is riding into the White House on a wave of campaign promises, and some of them, if fulfilled, could amount to "child abuse," an ex-prosecutor said. "The resurrection of the inhumane 'zero tolerance' policy that led to family separations during Trump’s first administration is still haunting," the legal expert said ahead of the weekend. "Even if family separation …

Trump 'Border Czar' Suggests Halfway Homes For U.S.-Born Kids With Undocumented Parents
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump 'Border Czar' Suggests Halfway Homes For U.S.-Born Kids With Undocumented Parents

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming “border czar” suggested that children who are U.S. citizens but whose parents are undocumented could be placed in a “halfway house” as part of mass deportation efforts. “As far as U.S. children, that’s going to be a difficult situation, because we’re not going to detain U.S. citizen children, which means, you know, they’re …

'Calculated cruelty': Report details lasting harms of Trump family separation policy
3 months, 1 week ago

'Calculated cruelty': Report details lasting harms of Trump family separation policy

Raw Story  

A report published Monday by a coalition of human rights groups estimates that as many as 1,360 children who were separated from their parents under the first Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy have yet to be reunited, causing immense suffering for families ensnared in the punitive effort to deter border crossings. "Forcible separation of children from their families inflicted harms …

How America Forgot About One of Trump’s Most Brutal Policies
4 months, 3 weeks ago

How America Forgot About One of Trump’s Most Brutal Policies

Politico  

How did we get here? That failure could ultimately make it easier for a second Trump administration to implement a more draconian immigration crackdown, perhaps including something akin to another family separation policy. It has become commonplace to describe our immigration system as broken — as a legislative and bureaucratic morass — but Trump’s family separation policy was not business …

Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at US border for 8 years
1 year, 3 months ago

Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at US border for 8 years

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — A federal judge on Friday prohibited the separation of families at the border for purposes of deterring immigration for eight years, preemptively blocking resumption of a lightning-rod, Trump-era policy that the former president hasn’t ruled out if voters return him to the White House next year. The separation of thousands of families “represents one of the most …

Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at U.S. border for 8 years
1 year, 3 months ago

Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at U.S. border for 8 years

LA Times  

A federal judge on Friday prohibited the separation of families at the border for purposes of deterring immigration for eight years, preemptively blocking resumption of a lightning-rod, Trump-era policy that the former president hasn’t ruled out if voters return him to the White House next year. The separation of thousands of families “represents one of the most shameful chapters in …

US in talks to pay hundreds of millions to families separated at border
3 years, 4 months ago

US in talks to pay hundreds of millions to families separated at border

Live Mint  

The Biden administration is in talks to offer immigrant families that were separated during the Trump administration around $450,000 a person in compensation, according to people familiar with the matter, as several agencies work to resolve lawsuits filed on behalf of parents and children who say the government subjected them to lasting psychological trauma. The number of families eligible under …

US steps up effort to unite families separated under Trump
3 years, 6 months ago

US steps up effort to unite families separated under Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is expanding its effort to find and reunite migrant families who were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border under President Donald Trump as part of a zero-tolerance policy on illegal crossings. “We recognize that we can’t make these families completely whole again,” said Michelle Brané, executive director of the administration’s Family Reunification Task Force. “But we …

Families separated at Mexico border ask for residency, aid
3 years, 7 months ago

Families separated at Mexico border ask for residency, aid

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Several parents who were separated from their children on the U.S.-Mexico border during former President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday asked the Homeland Security Secretary for permanent legal residency in the United States and compensation, said the mother of two of the children. Keldy Mabel Gonzales Brebe, who was separated from two sons in the fall of …

Trump administration forced deported parents to leave their kids behind, watchdog says
3 years, 10 months ago

Trump administration forced deported parents to leave their kids behind, watchdog says

LA Times  

In this March 24 photo, a migrant man, center, holds a child as he looks at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent at an intake area after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in Roma, Texas. A government watchdog says the Trump administration, under its practice of separating families at the border, forced migrant parents to leave the U.S. without their …

‘Bring them back’: Immigrant groups urge Biden to reunite separated families and address trauma at border
4 years, 1 month ago

‘Bring them back’: Immigrant groups urge Biden to reunite separated families and address trauma at border

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Let’s not forget this group of people … Let’s remember there were hundreds of …

Biden signs order to ‘undo moral and national shame’ of family separations as Homeland Security chief sworn in
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden signs order to ‘undo moral and national shame’ of family separations as Homeland Security chief sworn in

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden has signed three extensive executive actions targeting …

Long-detained immigrant families in US could soon face deportation
4 years, 1 month ago

Long-detained immigrant families in US could soon face deportation

Hindustan Times  

Lawyers working with immigrant families detained by the US government for more than a year say they’re worried the families could be deported as soon as this week. The families facing deportation have been held at the family detention center at Dilley, Texas, created by the former administration of President Barack Obama, under whom Biden served as vice president. In …

AP Exclusive: DOJ rescinds ‘zero tolerance’ immigration rule
4 years, 1 month ago

AP Exclusive: DOJ rescinds ‘zero tolerance’ immigration rule

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department rescinded a Trump-era memo that established a “zero tolerance” enforcement policy for migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, which resulted in thousands of family separations. Wilkinson said the department’s principles have “long emphasized that decisions about bringing criminal charges should involve not only a determination that a federal offense has been committed and that the …

Justice Department Rescinds Trump's 'Zero Tolerance' Immigration Policy
4 years, 1 month ago

Justice Department Rescinds Trump's 'Zero Tolerance' Immigration Policy

NPR  

Justice Department Rescinds Trump's 'Zero Tolerance' Immigration Policy Enlarge this image toggle caption Ross D. Franklin/AP Ross D. Franklin/AP The Justice Department has ended the Trump-era "zero tolerance" policy for immigration offenses that allowed the U.S. government to separate thousands of children from their parents. Wilkinson's move Tuesday is largely symbolic as Trump stopped family separations at the border by …

Biden rescinds Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy involving family separations at US-Mexico border
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden rescinds Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy involving family separations at US-Mexico border

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden has revoked the “zero tolerance” policy of …

DOJ Rescinds ‘Zero Tolerance’ Immigration Rule Used For Family Separation
4 years, 1 month ago

DOJ Rescinds ‘Zero Tolerance’ Immigration Rule Used For Family Separation

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Tuesday rescinded a Trump-era memo that established a “zero tolerance” enforcement policy for migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, which resulted in thousands of family separations. Wilkinson said the department’s principles have “long emphasized that decisions about bringing criminal charges should involve not only a determination that a federal offense has …

Justice Department officially rescinds policy that led to family separations
4 years, 1 month ago

Justice Department officially rescinds policy that led to family separations

CNN  

CNN — The Justice Department formally rescinded the Trump administration’s controversial “zero tolerance” policy that called for the criminal prosecution of adults crossing the border and led to the separation of thousands of families, according to a memo obtained by CNN. In a statement to CNN, a Justice Department spokeswoman called the “zero tolerance” policy “inconsistent with the Department’s longstanding …

Jeff Sessions, Rod Rosenstein Blindsided Prosecutors With Family Separation Policy
4 years, 2 months ago

Jeff Sessions, Rod Rosenstein Blindsided Prosecutors With Family Separation Policy

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his then-top deputy, Rod Rosenstein, pushed a “zero tolerance” policy that led to immigrant family separations in spite of concerns raised by top federal prosecutors on the border, who were caught off guard by the decision, according to a new Justice Department watchdog report. Sessions and Rosenstein refused to adjust their …

Justice Department was unprepared for family separations but Sessions pushed it anyway, watchdog says
4 years, 2 months ago

Justice Department was unprepared for family separations but Sessions pushed it anyway, watchdog says

CNN  

CNN — Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions knew early on migrant families would be separated when the Trump administration implemented its controversial “zero tolerance” policy and still proceeded to push for the policy, according to a scathing report from the Justice Department inspector general released Thursday. In 2018, the Trump administration announced the so-called “zero tolerance” policy, in which the …

Report: Management of Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy failed
4 years, 2 months ago

Report: Management of Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy failed

Al Jazeera  

Justice Department leaders under President Donald Trump knew their 2018 “zero tolerance” border policy would result in family separations but pressed on with prosecutions even as other agencies became overwhelmed with migrants, a government watchdog report released on Thursday has found. The report found that one of the administration’s talking points was: “An illegal alien should not get a free …

Justice Department failed ‘zero tolerance’ border policy management, report says
4 years, 2 months ago

Justice Department failed ‘zero tolerance’ border policy management, report says

LA Times  

David Xol-Cholom, of Guatemala, reunites with his son Byron at Los Angeles International Airport on Jan. 22, 2020, after they were separated during the Trump administration’s wide-scale separation of immigrant families. Justice Department leaders under President Trump knew their 2018 “zero tolerance” border policy would result in family separations but pressed on with prosecutions even as other agencies became overwhelmed …

US still hasn’t reunited 666 children with parents after ‘zero tolerance’ at border
4 years, 4 months ago

US still hasn’t reunited 666 children with parents after ‘zero tolerance’ at border

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Lawyers working to reunite …

Immigration fact check: ‘Who built the cages?’
4 years, 4 months ago

Immigration fact check: ‘Who built the cages?’

LA Times  

Women and children sit in a holding cell at a Border Patrol processing center after being detained by agents near the U.S.-Mexico border near McAllen, Texas. One moment that stood out was an extended discussion of the Trump administration’s fraught “zero-tolerance” policy that resulted in the separation of an estimated 4,000 children from their parents at the southern U.S. border. …

Parents of 545 children separated by Trump administration at Mexico border can't be found, lawyers say
4 years, 5 months ago

Parents of 545 children separated by Trump administration at Mexico border can't be found, lawyers say

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Lawyers have been unable to find the parents of 545 …

Trump administration's family separations at Mexico border are torture, doctors find
5 years ago

Trump administration's family separations at Mexico border are torture, doctors find

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the report, “‘You Will Never See Your Child Again’: The Persistent Psychological Effects …

Why We Will Never Know Exactly How Many Immigrant Families Were Separated
5 years, 3 months ago

Why We Will Never Know Exactly How Many Immigrant Families Were Separated

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Last year, the Trump administration ripped apart thousands of immigrant families despite knowing it did not have a tracking system in place that would ensure they could be reunited, according to a new report from the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services. The Trump administration was prepared to separate more than 26,000 children …

Trump's child separation policy "absolutely" violated international law says UN expert
5 years, 4 months ago

Trump's child separation policy "absolutely" violated international law says UN expert

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. "We still have more than 100,000 children in migration-related detention" in the U.S., Nowak said, "so that's far more than all the other countries where we have reliable figures." The United States detains on average about 60 out of 100,000 children — a figure Nowak said was "the highest we could find followed …

The Trump administration held nearly 70,000 migrant children in government custody this year: report
5 years, 4 months ago

The Trump administration held nearly 70,000 migrant children in government custody this year: report

Salon  

The U.S. held an unprecedented 69,550 migrant children in government custody over the past year, according to new government data reported on by the Associated Press. Some of the nearly 70,000 migrant children who were held in government custody this year — up 42 percent in this fiscal year from 2018 — have already been deported. The number of children …

Trump moves to end limits on detention of migrant children
5 years, 7 months ago

Trump moves to end limits on detention of migrant children

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is moving to end an agreement limiting how long migrant children can be kept in detention, the president’s latest effort to curb immigration at the Mexican border. Trump defended it, saying, “I’m the one that kept the families together.” The Mexican government expressed concern over the prospect of prolonged detention of migrant children in the …

Trump Administration Announces Plan To Detain Migrant Children For Longer
5 years, 7 months ago

Trump Administration Announces Plan To Detain Migrant Children For Longer

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Trump administration on Wednesday announced new rules that would allow immigration officials to detain migrant children for a longer period of time, ripping up a long-standing set of protections that prevent migrant children from being detained for more than 20 days. McAleenan called the Flores settlement a “key gap in our immigration framework,” arguing that the …

Trump administration moves to end limits on child detention
5 years, 7 months ago

Trump administration moves to end limits on child detention

Al Jazeera  

The Trump administration on Wednesday unveiled new rules that would allow officials to detain migrant families indefinitely while judges consider whether to grant them asylum in the United States. Administration officials blame the so-called “Flores Settlement Agreement” for a spike in immigration, especially of Central American families, saying it encourages migrants to bring children with them so they can be …

Trump administration separated nearly 1,000 migrant children from their families after policy reversal, report says
5 years, 7 months ago

Trump administration separated nearly 1,000 migrant children from their families after policy reversal, report says

The Independent  

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18 Migrant Infants And Toddlers Separated For Weeks Or Months, House Report Finds
5 years, 8 months ago

18 Migrant Infants And Toddlers Separated For Weeks Or Months, House Report Finds

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING At least 18 migrant children under age 2 were separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border for a period of “20 days to half a year,” according to a new report from the House Oversight and Reform Committee. The report, released Friday, looked at the effect the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance policy” had on families arriving …

US border crisis: Acting DHS head Kevin McAleenan spars with senators
5 years, 9 months ago

US border crisis: Acting DHS head Kevin McAleenan spars with senators

CNN  

Washington CNN — Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan on Tuesday defended the Trump administration’s actions on the southern border, saying it’s now on Congress to fix the problem, while Democrats grilled him on tariff negotiations with Mexico and the state of children separated from their families. Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham said the breaking point “has long passed” and …

White House Pushed Secret Plan To Arrest Thousands Of Migrant Families: Reports
5 years, 10 months ago

White House Pushed Secret Plan To Arrest Thousands Of Migrant Families: Reports

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Department of Homeland Security officials considered a secret White House plan to arrest thousands of undocumented migrant parents and children in coordinated raids across the U.S., but the idea was tabled due to a lack of resources, reported The Washington Post and The Associated Press. The massive operation was intended to deter people from crossing the border …

Acting DHS chief: Family separations policy ‘not worth it’
5 years, 11 months ago

Acting DHS chief: Family separations policy ‘not worth it’

CNN  

CNN — Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan said Tuesday that the family separations policy had resulted in the department “losing public trust” such that “from an enforcement perspective, it’s not worth it,” and reinstating them is not on the table. McAleenan’s comments come after CNN reporting earlier this month that President Donald Trump pushed to bring back family separations …

Family separations a year later: The fallout — and the separations — continue
5 years, 11 months ago

Family separations a year later: The fallout — and the separations — continue

LA Times  

Fencing separating San Diego from Tijuana is replaced March 11 by a worker on the U.S. side. “The government is still refusing to take real responsibility for the damage they have done,” said Lee Gelernt, the American Civil Liberties Union’s lead attorney on the family separation case. Asked Tuesday whether he would bring back family separation, Trump said, “We’re not …

Trump administration plans tougher asylum measures for migrants fleeing persecution
5 years, 11 months ago

Trump administration plans tougher asylum measures for migrants fleeing persecution

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Trump administration plans to aggressively push for tougher screening …

Trump denies reports he will reinstate family separation border policy
5 years, 11 months ago

Trump denies reports he will reinstate family separation border policy

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that his administration is not looking to resume the separation of parents and children at the US-Mexico border, denying reports that it is something he has been pushing for. Senior administration officials told CNN’s Jake Tapper that in the last four months or so, the President had been pushing then-Department of …

Trump administration 'needs 2 years' to identify all the migrant children separated from families at border
5 years, 11 months ago

Trump administration 'needs 2 years' to identify all the migrant children separated from families at border

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Trump administration claims it needs up to two years …

Trump Administration May Have To Reunite Thousands Of More Families, Judge Rules
6 years ago

Trump Administration May Have To Reunite Thousands Of More Families, Judge Rules

Huff Post  

An emotional father embraces his son for the first time in months on Aug. 7, 2018, in Guatemala City, after nine children were flown from New York to reunite with their families. John Moore/Getty Images A federal judge ruled Friday that the Trump administration may have to reunite potentially thousands of more families who were separated before the “zero tolerance” …

Leaked memo reveals Trump administration DID want to separate families at the border
6 years, 2 months ago

Leaked memo reveals Trump administration DID want to separate families at the border

Daily Mail  

A leaked Trump administration memo shows that the government did consider separating families at the US border despite calling press reports on the matter 'irresponsible and unproductive'. A leaked internal Trump administration memo shows that the government considered the merits of separating families at the US border to speed up their deportation According to comments on the document, the administration …

With Trump At The Border, A Look Back At U.S. Immigration Policy
6 years, 2 months ago

With Trump At The Border, A Look Back At U.S. Immigration Policy

NPR  

With Trump At The Border, A Look Back At U.S. Immigration Policy Enlarge this image Getty Images/Universal Images Group Getty Images/Universal Images Group President Trump traveled to a Border Patrol station in McAllen, Texas, today, continuing on his campaign to drum up support for a $5.7 billion border wall. So in my own family, my father's a U.S. citizen but …

Trump administration separated 81 children from families at US-Mexico border since June
6 years, 3 months ago

Trump administration separated 81 children from families at US-Mexico border since June

ABC  

The Trump administration has separated 81 migrant children from their families at the United States-Mexico border since an executive order sought to end the practice in June, according to government data. Key points: Since June 21, 76 adults were separated from the children, according to the data It showed 51 of those adults were criminally prosecuted At the height of …

Report: Chaos and confusion after ‘zero tolerance’ policy on immigration
6 years, 5 months ago

Report: Chaos and confusion after ‘zero tolerance’ policy on immigration

CNN  

Washington CNN — A report from the US Government Accountability Office released Wednesday describes chaos and confusion among federal agencies this past summer over efforts to reunify undocumented children separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border. According to the report, officials at the department of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services “did not plan for the potential increase …

Donald Trump says he is considering new family separation at US-Mexico border
6 years, 5 months ago

Donald Trump says he is considering new family separation at US-Mexico border

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Donald Trump confirmed …

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