More than 100K children separated from parents during Trump immigration crackdown: Report
The information released on Monday by Brookings indicated that more than 22,000 children have experienced having all of their co-resident parents detained. The nonprofit public policy organization says only 5 percent — or around 1,100 — of these children have received services from the child welfare system based on information collected from interviews with community organizations and child welfare agencies. Other minors are living with family or friends for the time being, while some have left the country alongside their deported parents.
- ▪The information released on Monday by Brookings indicated that more than 22,000 children have experienced having all of their co-resident parents detained.
- ▪The nonprofit public policy organization says only 5 percent — or around 1,100 — of these children have received services from the child welfare system based on information collected from interviews with community organizations and child we
- ▪Other minors are living with family or friends for the time being, while some have left the country alongside their deported parents.
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Administration More than 100K children separated from parents during Trump immigration crackdown: Report Comments: by Ashleigh Fields - 05/18/26 1:27 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Ashleigh Fields - 05/18/26 1:27 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING A new report from the Brookings Institution found that more than 145,000 U.S. citizen children have likely been separated from at least one parent due to detention over their immigration status in the second Trump administration. The information released on Monday by Brookings indicated that more than 22,000 children have experienced having all of their co-resident parents detained.
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