Migrant Children Are Still Being Separated From Their Families: Report

Feb 22, 2019, 12:05 PM

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The Trump Administration's family separation policy officially ended in June of 2018, but family separations continued at high rates well after that, according a report from a leading legal nonprofit.

The Texas Civil Rights Project identified 272 adults separated from family members in or near McAllen, Texas during the six months that followed President Donald Trump's signing of an executive order to reverse a zero-tolerance policy that led to separations.

The Trump Administration's family separation policy officially ended in June of 2018, but family separations continued at high rates well after that, according a report from a leading legal nonprofit. The Texas Civil Rights Project identified 272 adults separated from family members in or near McAllen, Texas during the six months that followed President Donald Trump's signing of an executive order to reverse a zero-tolerance policy that led to separations.