Nearly 1,000 families remain separated as a result of the Trump administration policy that split up undocumented immigrants and their children at the Mexican border, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday.
Nearly 1,000 families remain separated as a result of the Trump administration policy that split up undocumented immigrants and their children at the Mexican border, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday
“We remain steadfast in our commitment to fulfill President Biden’s pledge to reunify all children," Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Of the 998 children who remain separated, 148 are in the process of being reunited while another 183 families have been notified by a contracted nongovernmental organization about the opportunity for reunification, the DHS said.
The number of separated families has continued to grow because more families have come forward, the DHS said.
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