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The Trump Admin Has All But Stopped Reuniting Detained Migrant Children With Their Families

The Trump Admin Has All But Stopped Reuniting Detained Migrant Children With Their Families

Update: 2025-12-16
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For the last six weeks, children who crossed the US-Mexico border alone have been inexplicably stuck in federal custody at shelters across the country. The Trump administration has stopped releasing these kids to their families and loved ones. It’s not saying why. But sources in the government agency that’s in charge of unaccompanied kids — and lawyers who help them —  say they’ve never seen anything like this.


Guest: Mark Betancourt, The California Newsroom




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The Trump Admin Has All But Stopped Reuniting Detained Migrant Children With Their Families

The Trump Admin Has All But Stopped Reuniting Detained Migrant Children With Their Families

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