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September 5, 2018

Nearly 500 Migrant Children Remain Separated from Their Parents
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In immigration news, nearly 500 children remain separated from their
parents, more than a month after a court-imposed deadline mandating the
Trump administration reunite all children immigration officials forcibly
separated from their parents at the border. Court papers filed Thursday
reveal 497 children are still in U.S. custody. Twenty-two of the
children are under the age of 5. California Congressmember Barbara Lee
slammed the administration for failing to reunite the children and their
parents, tweeting, "This is government sanctioned child abuse. It's a
violation of human rights. And it's another stain on our nation's soul."


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