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family separation

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Biden Is Still Separating Immigrant Kids From Their Families

by Anna-Catherine Brigida and John Washington

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In ‘Separated,’ One Journalist’s Close-up View of the Family Separation Crisis

by Karl Richter

From Crystal City to Carrizo Springs, When Will We Stop Locking Up Kids?

by Emily M. Farris

Valeria Luiselli’s Third Novel Reckons with the Trauma Inflicted on Migrant Kids

by Stephanie Elizondo Griest

family separations Oct 31, 2018

More Than 150 Families Separated at the Border Remain Locked Up in Texas

As public attention shifts to a caravan of Central American migrants, many families remain locked up three months after being reunified. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is considering detaining future asylum-seekers indefinitely.

by Jason Buch

Aug 08, 2018

ICE Crashed a Van Full of Separated Mothers, Then Denied It Ever Happened

"The crash was really strong, like maybe we were going to flip," said one mom. "There was no crash," said ICE.

by Gus Bova

Jul 24, 2018

Latino Lawmakers Call for State-Funded Immigration Representation, More Oversight of Detention Centers

In response to Trump’s family separations and detention, Texas Democrats are pressing for changes to state law and a potential crackdown on the private prison industry.

by Gus Bova

Children hanging out

Inside this month's print issue

Lost Children—A Texas Tragedy

A riveting new book about foster care and adoption exposes just how the state lost six kids to out-of-state mothers who murdered them.

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Jul 18, 2018

‘Treated Worse than Dogs’: Immigrant Kids in Detention Give Firsthand Accounts of Squalid Conditions

Hundreds of immigrant children and parents in federal detention facilities say they’ve endured inedible food, verbal and physical abuse and a lack of medical treatment.

by Gus Bova

family separations Jul 03, 2018

What We Owe to the Children Ripped from Their Parents at the Border

Researchers have called “adverse childhood experiences” the single most powerful factor in health, social and economic well-being, a hidden epidemic more damaging than cancer or heart disease.

by Gayle Reaves and Barbara Rila

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