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The family separation crisis at the US border
The executive order Trump claims will end family separation, explainedThe executive order Trump claims will end family separation, explained
The family separation crisis at the US border

The new order replaces family separation with family detention.

By Dara Lind
Politics
Read: President Trump’s executive order on family separationRead: President Trump’s executive order on family separation
Politics

It aims to hold families together in immigrant detention.

By Li Zhou
Politics
Dems are unified on immigration now. Will they still be when Trump is gone?Dems are unified on immigration now. Will they still be when Trump is gone?
Politics

The antiwar movement died when Obama was elected. It could happen again.

By Dylan Matthews
Religion
Pope Francis condemns Trump’s family separation policyPope Francis condemns Trump’s family separation policy
Religion

Francis also had harsh words about Trump’s environmental stance.

By Tara Isabella Burton
Politics
“If you’re strong, then you don’t have any heart”: read the full transcript of Trump’s immigration meeting“If you’re strong, then you don’t have any heart”: read the full transcript of Trump’s immigration meeting
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The president said he may sign an executive order ending the practice of separating families at the border.

By Jen Kirby
World Politics
How the world is reacting to Trump’s family separation policyHow the world is reacting to Trump’s family separation policy
World Politics

“I can’t imagine what the families living through this are enduring.”

By Alex Ward
Politics
Former Vice President Joe Biden: Trump’s family separation policy is “abhorrent”Former Vice President Joe Biden: Trump’s family separation policy is “abhorrent”
Politics

Biden speaks out about family separation.

By Ella Nilsen
Politics
Obama finally speaks out on Trump’s family separationObama finally speaks out on Trump’s family separation
Politics

“Are we a nation that accepts the cruelty of ripping children from their parents’ arms, or are we a nation that values families, and works to keep them together?”

By Emily Stewart
Media
On Fox News, family separation isn’t Trump’s fault. It’s Democrats’.On Fox News, family separation isn’t Trump’s fault. It’s Democrats’.
Media

The network is reinforcing Trump’s story that Democrats made him implement this cruel policy.

By Alvin Chang
Politics
Congress’s chaotic scramble to address Trump’s family separation border policy, explainedCongress’s chaotic scramble to address Trump’s family separation border policy, explained
Politics

The state of negotiations around family separations in Congress is a mess.

By Ella Nilsen and Tara Golshan
Politics
Watch: Rachel Maddow cries at the family separation crisis. Corey Lewandowski mocks it.Watch: Rachel Maddow cries at the family separation crisis. Corey Lewandowski mocks it.
Politics

Lewandowski remarked “womp, womp” on a child’s plight in the family separation crisis. Later in the evening, Maddow struggled through tears to report on the crisis.

By Jennie Neufeld
Immigration
Why Border Patrol agents obey immoral ordersWhy Border Patrol agents obey immoral orders
Immigration

It’s more complicated than you think.

By Sean Illing
Politics
The Trump administration is bragging about treating refugees well. Seriously.The Trump administration is bragging about treating refugees well. Seriously.
Politics

Wednesday is World Refugee Day. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s statement marking the day is painful to read in light of the family separation crisis.

By Zack Beauchamp
Culture
“The sadness just writes itself”: late-night hosts on Trump’s border separation policy“The sadness just writes itself”: late-night hosts on Trump’s border separation policy
Culture

Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah, and other hosts are lining up to call Trump’s immigration policy heartless and immoral.

By Aja Romano
Politics
I study kids who were separated from their parents. The trauma could change their brains forever.I study kids who were separated from their parents. The trauma could change their brains forever.
Politics

The psychological impact is well-documented.

By Dylan Gee
Politics
Report: babies and toddlers are being separated from their families and held in sheltersReport: babies and toddlers are being separated from their families and held in shelters
Politics

The government finally offers some details on where the youngest children affected by its family separation policy are sent.

By Li Zhou
Politics
A prominent GOP strategist has left the Republican Party over family separations at the borderA prominent GOP strategist has left the Republican Party over family separations at the border
Politics

“The GOP has become a danger to our democracy and values,” Republican strategist Steve Schmidt writes.

By Tara Golshan
Politics
Report: “tent cities” for separated migrant children cost more than keeping them with their parentsReport: “tent cities” for separated migrant children cost more than keeping them with their parents
Politics

Newly created “tent cities” for separated children cost two to three times what it would to keep them with their parents.

By Emily Stewart
Video
The voices of children separated at the borderThe voices of children separated at the border
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A Vox-ProPublica collaboration delves into the story behind a devastating audio clip.

By Ranjani Chakraborty
Politics
“A recipe for toxic stress”: an expert on why Trump’s family separation policy is so damaging to kids“A recipe for toxic stress”: an expert on why Trump’s family separation policy is so damaging to kids
Politics

Being separated from a parent isn’t just a trauma — it breaks the relationship that helps children cope with other traumas.

By Dara Lind
Politics
We asked 8 Republican senators how they plan to address family separations — if at allWe asked 8 Republican senators how they plan to address family separations — if at all
Politics

Trump could just stop this — does Congress have a responsibility to?

By Tara Golshan and Ella Nilsen
Politics
Ivanka Trump, children’s advocate, has nothing to say about family separationIvanka Trump, children’s advocate, has nothing to say about family separation
Politics

Her silence is conspicuous.

By Emily Stewart
The Big Idea
Family separation isn’t just immoral. It’s likely ineffective.Family separation isn’t just immoral. It’s likely ineffective.
The Big Idea

Deterrence tactics have dominated our border for decades. We’re still not sure if they work.

By Randy Capps
World Politics
Family separation shows what Trump has in common with Europe’s far rightFamily separation shows what Trump has in common with Europe’s far right
World Politics

Family separation reveals the cruelty at the heart of Trump’s worldview — and those of similar right-wing populists across the West.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
Protesters confront DHS Secretary Nielsen with cries of “shame” at Mexican restaurantProtesters confront DHS Secretary Nielsen with cries of “shame” at Mexican restaurant
Politics

They were calling out the Trump administration’s practice of separating families at the border.

By Jen Kirby