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      Sindy Flores is reunited with her daughter Juliet at San Francisco International Airport

      Nearly 1,000 Migrant Children Separated From Families Under Trump Still Not Reunited

      "This cruelty happened nearly five years ago," said one advocate. "That's an unimaginably long time for children to go without their parents."

      Julia Conley
      Feb 03, 2023

      As some families seek restitution for the suffering caused by former President Donald Trump's family separation policy, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Thursday acknowledged that nearly five years after the policy was first enforced, 998 children have yet to be reunited with their relatives.

      On the two-year anniversary of the establishment of President Joe Biden's Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families, the DHS said it has reunited more than 600 children who were taken from their families under Trump's so-called "zero tolerance" policy, which called for the prosecution of anyone who attempted to cross the U.S.-Mexico border without going through official immigration channels.

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      Hundreds of Oath Keepers Have Worked for DHS in Recent Years, Report Finds

      "This probably represents that the tip of the iceberg as far as federal law enforcement officers that have been involved in or supported the activities of far-right militant groups," said one expert.

      Brett Wilkins
      Dec 12, 2022

      Hundreds of Oath Keepers said they are or were employed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a report published Monday found--a revelation that comes about two weeks after two leaders of the far-right militia were convicted of seditious conspiracy in connection with the January 6 insurrection.

      "Extremism within our government is always alarming, but even more so in a department with a law enforcement and national security nexus like DHS."

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      Biden Admin Takes 'Urgent and Necessary' Step to Protect 100,000+ Haitians From Deportation

      "This decision will save lives and is the type of compassionate response this moment demands," said Rep. Ayanna Pressley, who led a call from Democrats in Congress to allow Haitians living in the United States to remain during the country's "unprecedented crisis."

      Brett Wilkins
      Dec 06, 2022

      Migrant rights advocates welcomed the Biden administration's Monday extension of legal protections for more than 100,000 Haitian migrants fleeing civil unrest, as well as economic and environmental crises, in their homeland.

      "This move will protect thousands of Haitians already in the U.S. and ensure they have work authorization to live with dignity in their new communities."

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