US deportees face sudden, ‘traumatic’ separation from their children, report finds
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The Trump administration is deporting parents without arranging child care, separating them from their US-based children.
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If you have undocumented family members, they may be deported suddenly without opportunity to arrange care for their children, leaving those children without parents or guardians.
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Researchers from the Women's Refugee Commission conducted interviews with deported parents, physicians, psychologists, and government officials to document the practice.
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