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Four Weeks After Judge’s Deadline, Numerous Migrant Children Remain in New York

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Four Weeks After Judge’s Deadline, Numerous Migrant Children Remain in New York

August 22, 2018 | Beth Fertig | WNYC (NY)
Nationally, 565 children were still waiting to be returned to their parents, according to a status update last week. Another update is expected this Friday.
Tags: Deportation | Family Separation

Immigrant Dads Say ICE Separated Them From Their Kids Again With No Explanation

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Immigrant Dads Say ICE Separated Them From Their Kids Again With No Explanation

August 17, 2018 | Elise Foley | Huffington Post
The overnight separation may have been retaliation for a planned hunger strike, a legal aid lawyer said.
Tags: Asylum | Family Separation

Immigrant after being reunited with son: ‘It was the hardest thing to ever happen’

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Immigrant after being reunited with son: ‘It was the hardest thing to ever happen’

July 26, 2018 | Daniella Diaz , Ryan Nobles | CNN
Two separate immigrant parents entered the United States illegally hoping to seek asylum when they arrived -- but instead experienced the trauma of being separated from their children for weeks, not knowing if they'd ever see them again.
Tags: Detention Centers | Family Separation

Emotions run high as immigrant families reunite, but many still in limbo

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Emotions run high as immigrant families reunite, but many still in limbo

July 26, 2018 | Mireya Villarreal | CBS News
Over 900 children are still considered ineligible, so they will stay in the government's custody past the deadline. Ineligible means the person they crossed the border with is not their parent or they have a criminal history.
Tags: Family Separation | Immigration Process

The Trump administration asked 70 babies who can’t talk to make their case in immigration court

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The Trump administration asked 70 babies who can’t talk to make their case in immigration court

July 19, 2018 | Taylor Dolven | VICE News
New Justice Department data obtained by Kaiser Health News and the Texas Tribune show the number of babies under 1 summoned to immigration court recently increased almost 200 percent, from 24 in fiscal year 2017 to 70 so far in fiscal year 2018.
Tags: Detention Centers | Family Separation | Immigration Process

Lawyers welcome U.S. court order to slow deportations of separated families

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Lawyers welcome U.S. court order to slow deportations of separated families

July 17, 2018 | Reuters News Service
The families had been separated amid a broader crackdown on illegal immigration by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, sparking an international outcry. The president ordered the practice stopped on June 20.
Tags: Family Separation

What’s Happening With the Separated Children in New York?

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What’s Happening With the Separated Children in New York?

July 16, 2018 | Liz Robbins | New York Times (NYT)
Months after hundreds of immigrant youth were separated from their parents at the southwestern border and sent to New York, some are now being sent back south to rejoin them.
Tags: Family Separation