Thousands of Unauthorized Immigrant Children Remain Separated from Parents

What’s the story?

• Nearly 2,600 unauthorized immigrant children – who were detained under the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy – still remain separated from their parents.
• Federal officials said that as of Thursday, the administration has reunited 364 children between the ages of 5 and 17 with their parents in an attempt to comply with a court order. Another 1,600 are potentially eligible for reunification.
• A federal judge set a July 26 deadline for reunifying all eligible families who were separated when trying to cross the border illegally.
• Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) tweeted:

• The Department of Health and Human Services has said some children have been deemed ineligible for reunification due to safety concerns or the present circumstances of their parents, including deportation or imprisonment.

What do you think?

Should the reuniting of families be done quickly or should it wait for the “standard vetting process”? Or, as some have said, should all of this have been considered before the separations? Hit Take Action and tell your reps, then share your thoughts below.

—Josh Herman

(Photo Credit: @domesticworkers via Twitter)