A federal judge in San Diego on Tuesday barred the separation of migrant children from their parents and ordered immigration officials to reunify within 30 days families that have been divided.
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President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy drew sharp rebukes after it was announced in April 2018 — especially after children who had been separated from their parents started being placed in a tent city in Tornillo. Trump signed an executive order June 20 that would keep immigrant families together, but it’s unclear how — or if — families that have already been separated will be reunited. With support from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, The Texas Tribune has been reporting on the issue from the Texas-Mexico border, Washington, D.C., and Austin. You can help by sending story tips to tips@texastribune.org.
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Southwest Key may partner with Brownsville ISD to educate migrant students
The private contractor housing migrant children separated from their families is considering partnering with a charter district it founded and with a local school district to educate kids in its Brownsville facilities.
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How Trump’s zero-tolerance policy pushed Texas shelters to capacity
The Trump administration’s now-paused “zero tolerance” policy has placed a significant strain on Texas’ shelters for unaccompanied children, creating an influx of more than 1,600 children that has pushed the facilities close to capacity, state data shows.
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Feds remain mum on whether there is a plan to reunify parents and children who are seeking asylum
While officials on Tuesday provided more details on reuniting families who will be deported, it’s not clear how — or if — they plan to reunify thousands who came to the U.S. seeking a safe haven from violent situations back home.
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Immigrant parents searching for children after being released from federal custody
A group of undocumented immigrant parents released from federal custody on Monday told reporters that despite the government’s glossy spin on how families will be reunited, they aren’t too optimistic they’ll see their children anytime soon.
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Border official says agency isn’t referring immigrant families for prosecution
Another federal official did say, however, that two Texas military bases will be used to house migrants.
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Operator of migrant facility in Tornillo says it might not stay open past July 13 when contract expires
An official with the company operating the facility slammed the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy as a “dumb, stupid decision.”
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Confusion, tension roil Texas-Mexico border as federal government attempts to reunify immigrant families
As an El Paso shelter prepared to take in undocumented immigrants separated from their children, President Donald Trump’s tweets calling for deportations without due process drew rebukes.
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Chaos at the Texas-Mexico border: Scenes from Tornillo to the Rio Grande Valley
The Tribune is at the border with reporters, photographers and videographers as we follow this fast-moving story. Here are scenes from the hectic weekend.
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Kids in exchange for deportation: Detained migrants say they were told they could get kids back on way out of U.S.
In a detention center near Houston, an asylum seeker from Honduras said he agreed to sign a voluntary removal order from the U.S. after federal officials promised to reunite him with his 6-year-old daughter.