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News Articles: family separation

In this photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, people taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the U.S. waited in one of the cages at a facility in McAllen, Texas, in June 2018.

Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at the border

The settlement says migrant families cannot be separated at the border for the next eight years, a policy of the Trump administration. Around 1,000 children remain separated from their parents.

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By:
  • Jasmine Garsd
A family of five who said they were from Guatemala and a man in a pink shirt from Peru walk through the desert after crossing in the Tucson Sector of the U.S.-Mexico border last month.

Despite efforts of 3 U.S. administrations, migrant families keep crossing the border

Immigration authorities arrested more families in August than in any month on record. U.S. officials have long grappled with discouraging families from coming — and found there are no easy solutions.

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By:
  • Joel Rose
Children line up to enter a tent at the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children in Homestead, Fla., in Feb. 2019 The American Civil Liberties Union and other attorneys filed a lawsuit on behalf of thousands of immigrant families who were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border on Oct. 3, 2019.

Justice Department breaks off talks on compensation for separated families

The U.S. has left negotiations about paying monetary damages to families who were forcibly separated while seeking to enter at the southern border during the Trump administration.

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By:
  • Joel Rose and
  • Vanessa Romo
President Biden is set to sign a series of executive actions on immigration — steps mean to unwind some of the actions taken by his predecessor.

Here Are The Immigration Actions President Biden Plans To Sign

President Biden has been working to unwind many of the executive actions taken by former President Donald Trump. But the administration has warned that the changes will take time.

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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez
The Trump-era "zero tolerance" immigration policy has resulted in the separation of more than 3,000 children from their families after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.

Justice Department Rescinds Trump's 'Zero Tolerance' Immigration Policy

The Trump-era immigration policy resulted in thousands of family separations at the U.S-Mexico border.

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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz