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Family Separation
Trump Smears Victims of Mass Family Separations as “Bad People”
The president had already openly declared in 2018 that “you have to take the children away.”
Lawyers Can’t Find Parents of 545 Kids Separated by Trump’s Immigration Policies
Activists pointed out that the parents couldn't be found because the Trump administration intended to destroy families.
Thousands More Families May Face Separation as COVID Spreads in ICE Jails
ICE reports more than 3,000 immigrants in ICE custody have tested positive for COVID and at least three have died.
Pence Aide Katie Miller Admits She Was Unaffected by Seeing Family Separations
The Trump administration has separated more than 5,000 children from their families at the border.
The Foster System Is a Battleground for the Racist War on Drugs
A new report exposes the foster system as rife with racist drug war attitudes and state violence.
Trump’s Expansion of the Muslim Ban May Be Enabling Rohingyan Genocide
Trump’s ban blocks one of the last pathways to a life of dignity and freedom from violence for the Rohingya.
No One Knows How Many Immigrant Kids Have Disappeared in US Custody
For six years, a North Carolina family has tried to find out what the U.S. government did with its children.
Impunity for Torturers Made Trump’s Invulnerability Possible
If one administration can get away with torture, another can go unpunished for putting migrant children in cages.
How the Border Patrol’s Unchecked Powers and Carelessness Separated a Family
Under Trump, Border Patrol agents' unchecked power and seemingly random decisions can cleave migrant families apart.
There’s Nothing “Pro-Life” About Trump’s Opposition to Abortion Rights
To beat back Trump's attacks, activists nationwide are organizing teach-ins and a “Mass Strike for Reproductive Rights.”