Stephen Miller delivers for Trump: 145,000 US kids separated from their parents
A thinktank investigation shows how immigration detention has torn apart families, and experts point to trauma
TL;DR
- Stephen Miller, an architect of Trump's immigration policies, is criticized for their impact on families.
- An estimated 145,000 US citizen children have had at least one parent detained since the start of Trump's second administration.
- Over 22,000 children experienced the detention of all their co-resident parents.
- More than 53,000 children under the age of six are estimated to have a detained parent.
- ICE arrests of parents have doubled compared to the Biden administration, with mothers being more aggressively targeted.
- Guidelines for immigration officers have been stripped of the word 'humane'.
- There is no systematic approach or government entity responsible for the well-being of children affected by immigration detention.
- Experts warn of significant trauma for these children, with separations occurring at an unprecedented speed and scale.