A court ordered the government to reunite families within one month, or 14 days for cases involving children under 5. But with parents and children split and put on different, complex tracks, that might prove challenging.
Magdalena knows where her daughter Maria is, but has no way of reuniting with her. They were separated and Magdalena was deported during the pilot phase of the Trump administration's “zero-tolerance” policy, last August.
The court ruling in question says if migrant children are detained, it should be short and in facilities that are more like childcare facilities than prisons.
Beth Lew-Williams’ grandfather was 9 when he was separated from family and placed in immigration detention. And he held the pain of the experience for 72 years.
Beth Lew-Williams’ grandfather was 9 when he was separated from family and placed in immigration detention. And he held the pain of the experience for 72 years.
The court ruling in question says if migrant children are detained, it should be short and in facilities that are more like childcare facilities than prisons.
Magdalena knows where her daughter Maria is, but has no way of reuniting with her. They were separated and Magdalena was deported during the pilot phase of the Trump administration's “zero-tolerance” policy, last August.
A court ordered the government to reunite families within one month, or 14 days for cases involving children under 5. But with parents and children split and put on different, complex tracks, that might prove challenging.
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Immigration
For a child migrant, days feel like a lifetime when you’re imprisoned and alone
PRI's The World
June 20, 2018
Beth Lew-Williams’ grandfather was 9 when he was separated from family and placed in immigration detention. And he held the pain of the experience for 72 years.
Immigration
Trump’s new order on families at the border raises even more questions about what happens next for child migrants
PRI's The World
June 21, 2018
We’re answering some of your most pressing questions about what happens next.
Immigration
Why the Trump administration is asking the courts to remove safeguards for detaining migrant children
PRI's The World
June 22, 2018
The court ruling in question says if migrant children are detained, it should be short and in facilities that are more like childcare facilities than prisons.
Immigration
This mother, already deported, doesn’t know if she’ll ever be reunited with the daughter taken from her at the US border
PRI's The World
June 25, 2018
Magdalena knows where her daughter Maria is, but has no way of reuniting with her. They were separated and Magdalena was deported during the pilot phase of the Trump administration's “zero-tolerance” policy, last August.
Immigration
The government faces deadlines to reunite migrant families. It’s unclear if it will meet them.
PRI's The World
June 28, 2018
A court ordered the government to reunite families within one month, or 14 days for cases involving children under 5. But with parents and children split and put on different, complex tracks, that might prove challenging.
Immigration
The government says Border Patrol agents in the Southwest speak Spanish — but many migrants speak Indigenous languages
PRI's The World
July 03, 2018
The demand for interpreters is on the rise, especially since children have been separated from their parents at the southern border.
Immigration
Despite losing its state child care license — and years of claims of abuses — an immigrant family detention center in Pennsylvania made room for more families
PRI's The World
July 13, 2018
Updated
Advocates say the state is turning a blind eye to violations of state law by allowing the Berks County Residential Center to remain in operation.