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900+ Immigrant Families Still Separated at Deadline for Reunification

HeadlineJul 26, 2018

At least 900 children forcibly separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border have yet to be reunited, as the Trump administration faces today’s deadline for family reunification set by a federal judge. Federal officials say some 463 separated parents have been deported since Trump launched his “zero tolerance” border policy—even as their children remain in U.S. detention centers. Administration officials say the parents voluntarily agreed to leave their children behind. But in court papers filed Wednesday, the ACLU argued many parents say they were coerced or misled into signing forms they could not read, and were confused about what they were agreeing to. After headlines, we’ll speak with two immigration lawyers who’ve been representing immigrant parents separated from their children.

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