The Trauma of the Family Separation Policy on Migrant Children (2017–2022)

Mariela Olivares ()
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Mariela Olivares: Howard University School of Law, 2900 Van Ness St NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA

Laws, 2023, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: This work explores the plight of child migrants in the United States, specifically examining the Trump administration’s use of family separation as a means of migration deterrence between 2017 and 2020. The perspective discusses the ongoing physical and psychological trauma that these separated families continue to face. I explore the Biden administration’s Interagency Task Force on Family Reunification that is working to identify and reunify those families still separated while providing them with immigration and other resources and mental health therapy. I conclude by noting the critical importance of ensuring that families are never again separated in the name of immigration enforcement.

Keywords: children rights; migration; immigration law; family law (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D78 E61 E62 F13 F42 F68 K0 K1 K2 K3 K4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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