Nation Oct 25 Tally of children split at border tops 5,400 in new count By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press
Politics Apr 25 Judge gives Trump administration 6 months to identify children split at border U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw said Thursday in San Diego that it was important to set a deadline for finding potentially thousands of children who were separated between July 1, 2017, and June 25, 2018. By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press
Politics Mar 09 Judge extends authority to more families separated at border A federal judge who ordered that more than 2,700 children be reunited with their parents on Friday expanded his authority to potentially thousands more children who were separated at the border earlier during the Trump administration. By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press
Nation Feb 03 US sees limitations on reuniting migrant families The Trump administration says it would require extraordinary effort to reunite what may be thousands of migrant children who have been separated from their parents and, even if it could, the children would likely be emotionally harmed. By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press
Nation Oct 16 What new family separation policy is Trump considering? More than 60 migrant children remain in U.S. custody after being separated from their parents under the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy, according to the latest update from the government. By Amna Nawaz, Joshua Barajas
Sep 21 Fewer than 200 migrant children remain separated from their parents By Joshua Barajas Judge Dana Sabraw said this case is on track to come "to some meaningful closure in the not-to-distant future.” But the ACLU warned there were “communication breakdowns” with some of the remaining reunifications. Continue reading
Aug 31 Nearly 500 migrant children remain separated from their parents. Here’s what we know By Joshua Barajas "I'd want to know what person is behind the number," a federal judge said Friday, saying that there's a need to make sure there's real clarity and precision in keeping track of every parent that's no longer in the U.S. Continue reading
Aug 17 24 migrant children under age 5 remain separated from their parents, new court filing says By Joshua Barajas At the heart of Friday’s hearing was the question of whether this next wave of reunifications would occur in families’ home countries or in the U.S. Continue reading
Jul 27 There’s no timeline for reuniting hundreds of families who remain separated. What happens now? By Joshua Barajas Here’s a look at the latest numbers and what’s next for families who remain apart. Continue reading
Jul 16 Judge temporarily halts deportation of reunified families By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press A federal judge on Monday ordered a temporary halt to any deportations of immigrant families who were reunited after being separated by the Trump administration at the border. Continue reading