family separation

First lady Melania Trump 'hates' to see families separated

By Associated Press

First lady Melania Trump didn't refer specifically to the Trump administration's "no tolerance" policy, which was leading to a spike in children being separated from their families.

Trump's family separation policy starts dividing Republicans

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

The emotional policy of separating children from their parents is also starting to divide Republicans and their allies as Democrats turn up the pressure.

'Free our children now' -- On the U.S.-Mexico border, activists protest separation of immigrant families

By Vivekae Kim

As families around the country celebrated Father’s Day, immigration activists in Texas on Sunday held a march and vigil to draw attention to recent separations of immigrant children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Nearly 2,000 minors separated from families at the border, according to new government data

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

The figures show that 1,995 minors were separated from 1,940 adults from April 19 through May 31. The separations were not broken down by age, and included separations for illegal entry, immigration violations or possible criminal conduct by the adult.

Family separations cause a rift between GOP leaders, White House

By Matthew Daly, Kevin Freking, Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Congressional Republicans have distanced themselves from the Trump administration's policy of separating children from their parents at the southern border.