▁or ▁the ▁adult s ▁accomp any ing ▁them , ▁while ▁trying ▁to ▁il leg ally ▁cross ▁the ▁U . S .- M ex ico ▁border ▁and ▁placed ▁in ▁det ention ▁cam ps . ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁li ken ed ▁these ▁cent ers ▁to ▁" pr isons " ▁while ▁The ▁Houston ▁Chron icle ▁reported ▁that ▁a ▁movement ▁sw elled ▁online ▁to ▁call ▁them ▁" con cent r ation ▁cam ps ." ▁Similarly , ▁former ▁First ▁Lady ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Laura ▁Bush ▁compared ▁the ▁images ▁of ▁the ▁cent ers ▁to ▁U . S . ▁Japanese ▁intern ment ▁cam ps ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁ 1 6 ▁out ▁of ▁ 3 4 ▁of ▁the ▁cent ers ▁located ▁in ▁Texas ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁c ited ▁by ▁Texas ▁officials ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 5 0 ▁health ▁viol ations . ▁The ▁former ▁head ▁of ▁US ▁Im m igration ▁and ▁Custom s ▁En for cement , ▁John ▁Sand weg , ▁was ▁critical ▁of ▁child ▁separation , ▁telling ▁N BC ▁News , ▁" You ▁could ▁easily ▁end ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁situation ▁where ▁the ▁gap ▁between ▁a ▁parent ' s ▁deport ation ▁and ▁a ▁child ' s ▁deport ation ▁is ▁years ," ▁and ▁that ▁many ▁children ▁might ▁never ▁see ▁their ▁parents ▁again . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁det ained ▁children ▁are ▁now ▁being ▁given ▁up ▁for ▁ad option . ▁In ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁court ▁cases , ▁fost er ▁families ▁were ▁successfully ▁able ▁to ▁gain ▁full ▁cust ody ▁of ▁migr ant ▁children ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁housing ▁without ▁not ifying