More than 450 migrant parents might have been deported without their children
Source: The Hill
The Trump administration may have deported more than 450 migrant parents without their children after separating them at the U.S. southern border, according to a new court filing.
Administration officials on Monday said 463 parents of separated children aged 5 years and older have potentially been deported without their children. Their files are under review, the government’s status update said, and that number could change.
The immigrant families were separated as a result of the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy, which called for prosecuting all adults who illegally cross the border.
Government attorneys and administration officials have maintained that parents who were deported without their children willingly gave up custody.
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