Separating Immigrant Families At Border May Have Lasting Effects On Children

Separating Immigrant Families At Border May Have Lasting Effects On Children

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The Trump administration is enforcing a “zero tolerance” immigration policy and criminally charging thousands of people for illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border — an offense that was typically tried in civil court under previous administrations. As a result, more than 2,000 migrant children have been separated from their parents who were jailed between April and May, drawing widespread condemnation from lawmakers across the aisle. We talked to Maria Woltjen, Founder and Executive Director of the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights, about Trump’s separation policy and the impact it has on young children who are taken from their parents.