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Jul 03

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The ordeal of navigating migrant family reunification, in one toddler’s story

Two weeks ago, 3-year-old Sofi and her grandmother were making the journey through Mexico to seek asylum in the U.S. Although they entered legally and with guardianship documents, they were separated two days after entering, and two days after President…

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Jul 02

Government finally confirms that child separations due to ‘zero tolerance’ policy have ended

By Lisa Desjardins

The question has hovered over the agencies involved since the president signed his executive order on June 20. Administration officials told reporters that it would take an unknown amount of time to fully implement the change in policy.

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Jun 30

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Stiffer bonds keeping some migrant families apart longer

By PBS NewsHour

On this edition for Saturday, June 30, people protest President Trump’s immigration policies across the country, and how stiffer bonds are making it harder for migrant families to reunite. Also, Stockton, California is fighting income inequality to secure the city’s…

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Jun 30

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PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 30, 2018

By PBS NewsHour

On this edition for Saturday, June 30, people protest President Trump’s immigration policies across the country, and how stiffer bonds are making it harder for migrant families to reunite. Also, Stockton, California is fighting income inequality to secure the city’s…

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Jun 29

Watch 5:57
‘I didn’t know we could be separated’: Migrant teen has no idea when he will see his dad

By Yamiche Alcindor

It's been more than a month since this 17-year-old has seen his dad. In April, they fled Honduras, leaving behind the rest of their family in hopes of supporting them financially from the U.S. Picked up after illegally crossing into…

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Jun 29

Concern over using U.S. military at southern border draws bipartisan support

By Robert Burns, Associated Press

The Pentagon says it received a Department of Homeland Security request to house up to 12,000 detained migrant family members, starting with shelters for 2,000 people to be available within 45 days.

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Jun 28

Under Trump, higher immigration bonds mean longer family separations

By Daniel Bush

For most detained immigrants, securing a bond is their only chance to live outside of detention in the United States while the federal government determines whether to deport them or allow them to remain in the country.

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Jun 28

First Lady Melania Trump to return to U.S.-Mexico border

By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press

The visit comes a week after Mrs. Trump traveled to the border town of McAllen, Texas, to meet with officials there dealing with detained families. She also met with children at one of the facilities.

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Jun 28

More toddlers appear alone in court for deportation under family separation

By Christina Jewett, Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News

Requiring unaccompanied minors to go through deportation alone is not a new practice. But in the wake of the Trump administration’s controversial family separation policy, more young children — including toddlers — are being affected than in the past.

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Jun 28

How family separation strains employees at a Texas child detention center

By Kavitha Surana, Robert Faturechi, ProPublica

Almost universally, employees complained of being worked to the bone. A current employee in Texas said that as new children started being bused in daily, management cancelled vacations and placed staffers on 12-hour shifts. Bathroom breaks are a challenge. Employees…

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