Dozens Of Immigrant Families Who Were Separated At The Border Likely Shouldn't Have Been, Internal Report Finds
Asylum-seekers, in Tijuana, Mexico, listen to names being called from a waiting list to claim asylum at a border crossing in San Diego in 2019.
In one instance, the report identifies a 26-year-old Guatemalan woman who appeared at a port of entry and claimed asylum along with her four children, ages 12, 8, 5, and 5 months. Customs and Border Protection officials separated the mother from her children on May 21, 2018, due to two prior deportations from the US. The family was separated for seven weeks. The mother told inspector general investigators that she would no longer be able to nurse her child as a result.
Nielsen added that DHS would only separate families at the ports if “we cannot determine there is a familial relationship, if the child may be at risk with the parent or legal guardian, or if the parent or legal guardian is referred for prosecution.” One CBP official had said publicly in July 2018 that there had only been seven separations at the ports of entry during this time period.
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