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Trump Administration Family Separation Policy (2018)

The Trump administration's family separation policy, which was part of its zero-tolerance approach to immigration enforcement, led to the separation of thousands of children from their parents at the US-Mexico border in 2018.

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Feb 1, 2026
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How many children were deported under Obama vs. Trump?

Publicly available reporting and government analyses show that far more people were removed from the during than during , but none of the provided sources supply a reliable, comparable count specifica...

Jan 29, 2026
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How did the Trump administration’s 'zero tolerance' policy change detention and family separation practices compared with 2014–2016?

’s April 2018 “” policy shifted enforcement tactics by mandating criminal prosecution of all misdemeanor illegal entry cases, which in practice funneled parents into the criminal system and led to wid...

Feb 6, 2026

What is the current status of the Trump administration's migrant family separation policy, and has it been reversed or modified?

The Trump administration’s 2018 “” family separation practice—under which thousands of children were separated from parents after migrant prosecutions—was formally paused by an executive action and la...

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