| In the seven months after systematic separations of migrant families was ordered to end, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has removed at least 218 children from their parents – in part by using an exception for when a parent presents a danger to the child. Immigration attorneys and family law experts say the process, most commonly carried out by Customs and Border Protection agents, has been shrouded in mystery, provides no due process for the parents and is vulnerable to abuse or mistakes. |  |
News Alert Thursday, February 21 |
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|  | | The Trump administration keeps breaking up migrant families. Here's how they do it | | In the seven months after systematic separations of migrant families was ordered to end, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has removed at least 218 children from their parents – in part by using an exception for when a parent presents a danger to the child. Immigration attorneys and family law experts say the process, most commonly carried out by Customs and Border Protection agents, has been shrouded in mystery, provides no due process for the parents and is vulnerable to abuse or mistakes. | | |
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