The administration has reunited the majority of families they’ve separated, but still over 500 parents and their children remain apart, including 23 infants or toddlers, according the most recent government figures.
Family separation at the southwest border is a direct result of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” border control policy of criminally prosecuting migrant parents arriving at illegal (and, sometimes legal) entry points. Families have been apart for months because of this misdemeanor offense, resulting in longterm trauma.
On June 26, a federal judge overseeing an American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) lawsuit against the Trump administration ordered all families to be reunited by July 26. One month later, and officials still have not reunited all 2,654 families they identified as separated between April and June.
Here’s what we know about every family, as of the last court filing from Thursday, August 23:
- 1,923 kids are reunited with parents
- 203 kids were discharged “in other appropriate circumstances.” These kids could have turned 18 years old and been released or placed with sponsors, perhaps relatives. It’s unclear if the ACLU or the judge will count the latter as a “reunification,” as they’ve prioritized reuniting kids with their parents.
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Where are the christian right to lifers who love the little unborn and are determined the protect America from the baby killers???? No where to be seen for the poor dark skinned ones I guess.