As the US ramps up enforcement, scenes of family separation and despair from Trump’s first term are repeatedThe United States has resumed placing immigrant families in detention, re-embracing harrowing operations where scenes unfold such as toddlers learning to walk under the supervision of private prison corporations and children marking their birthdays at government facilities they can’t leave.If the Obama and first Trump administrations are anything to go by, parents will have to watch their little ones go hungry without familiar foods, the kinds families cook if their children aren’t stuck in so-called “baby jails”. Continue reading...
The U.S. has resumed family detention at the border, mirroring Trump-era policies with families held in facilities often run by private prison corporations. Experts and even government advisory committees advise against family detention. This includes detaining families already living in the U.S., impacting communities and potentially leading to deportations.
