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Parents Of 545 Children Separated At U.S.-Mexico Border Still Can't Be Found

David Xol of Guatemala hugs his son Byron as they were reunited at Los Angeles International Airport in January. The father and son were separated 18 months earlier under the Trump administration's "no tolerance" migration policy. Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP hide caption

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Parents Of 545 Children Separated At U.S.-Mexico Border Still Can't Be Found

October 21, 2020 • A court filing says many of the parents are presumed to no longer be in the United States. Efforts to locate them have been hampered by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the filing.

'I Know That They're Cared For.' Why One Mom Has Chosen To Foster Migrant Children

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'I Know That They're Cared For.' Why One Mom Has Chosen To Foster Migrant Children

July 28, 2019 • Unaccompanied minors cross the border without family or support. "Any kid that's in my house is, at least while they're here, safe," says one foster mother, Christi.

'I Know That They're Cared For.' Why One Mom Has Chosen To Foster Migrant Children

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Federal Judge Orders Government To Seek Consent Before Medicating Migrant Children

U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee ruled that the government must seek consent before administering psychotropic drugs to immigrant children held at a Texas facility. NAPABA via AP hide caption

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Federal Judge Orders Government To Seek Consent Before Medicating Migrant Children

July 30, 2018 • The court ruled the government must abide by a decades-old court settlement affecting the detention of migrant children.

Deported Guatemalan Man Desperately Awaits Return Of 9-Year-Old Son From U.S. Custody

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Deported Guatemalan Man Desperately Awaits Return Of 9-Year-Old Son From U.S. Custody

July 20, 2018 • The Ramirez family tried to seek asylum in the U.S. The dad says he was deported, but his son and wife are being held in the U.S. in separate facilities.

Deported Guatemalan Man Desperately Awaits Return Of 9-Year-Old Son From U.S. Custody

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Trump Administration Seeks More Time To Reunify Migrant Families

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Trump Administration Seeks More Time To Reunify Migrant Families

July 6, 2018 • Facing a court deadline to reunite families separated at the border, the government described efforts to verify relationships and assess parents' "fitness" to claim their children.

Department Of Homeland Security Releases Plan To Reunify Families

Children and workers are seen at a tent encampment on June 19, 2018 in Tornillo, Texas. The Trump administration is using the tent facility to house immigrant children separated from their parents. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Department Of Homeland Security Releases Plan To Reunify Families

June 24, 2018 • Administration officials unveiled the plan to reunify families separated under the Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy, but offered few details on how and when reunifications would happen.