Title: What happened to the migrant children separated from their parents by the Trump administration? - The Washington Post
Headings: Still separated: Nearly 500 migrant children taken from their parents remain in U.S. custody
Still separated: Nearly 500 migrant children taken from their parents remain in U.S. custody
Content: Some deported parents have told the government they want their children to pursue their immigration cases in the United States, because they think the youths will be safer and have a better future here. That number rose from 139 last week to 167 in this week’s filings. At an immigration detention center in El Paso, a 38-year-old Guatemalan woman whom Connell represents is wrestling with that choice. She fled gang violence with her teenage son, who is being held in a shelter in Brownsville. But she failed her initial asylum interview, partly because she was traumatized by the separation from her son, Connell said. On Friday, Connell said her client was told she will have a new asylum interview next week. If she does not prevail, she may leave her teenage son in the United States, where he could live with her ex-husband. Stricter vetting means more time in custody for migrant youth
The Trump administration says dozens of separated children have made clear to immigration judges that they want to return home to their deported parents, but immigration officials have been delayed in sending them because of a court order barring deportations of children involved in litigation over the forced separations. The government is asking Sabraw to make clear that officials do not need additional court permission to allow such children to leave voluntarily. Advertisement
At the same time, the ACLU says it continues to investigate reports that some parents were coerced int