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NYC parents
fromTruthout
7 hours ago

ICE Is Deporting Parents Without Letting Them Bring or Find Care for Their Kids

ICE agents frequently fail to follow Trump administration directives requiring accommodation for parents to arrange alternative childcare before detention, forcing parents to leave children in precarious informal care situations.
#immigration-enforcement
fromBoston.com
1 week ago
US politics

ICE detains Marlborough 14-year-old, uses her as 'hostage' to target father, Rep. Trahan says

fromKqed
1 week ago
NYC parents

Immigration Attorney Says ICE Violated Hayward Family's Due Process Before Deportation | KQED

fromsfist.com
1 week ago
NYC parents

Hayward Family of Three Deported at Routine SF Immigration Check-in, Including Deaf Seven-Year-Old Boy

US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Detentions and disappearances: how ICE has driven fear into Michigan's Arab communities

Abdelouahid Aouchiche, an Algerian national detained by ICE, faces imminent deportation despite pending appeals, leaving his wife and six children struggling.
US politics
fromThe New Yorker
4 weeks ago

When ICE Takes Your Husband Away

A family of undocumented immigrants faces sudden disruption when ICE detains the husband, exposing vulnerabilities from missed notices, phone confiscation, and precarious living conditions.
NYC parents
fromwww.theguardian.com
11 hours ago

Trump administration is deporting parents without their children in violation of its own policies, report finds

The Trump administration is deporting parents without asking about their children or allowing them to arrange childcare, violating its own policies according to a Women's Refugee Commission and Physicians for Human Rights report.
US politics
fromBoston.com
1 week ago

ICE detains Marlborough 14-year-old, uses her as 'hostage' to target father, Rep. Trahan says

A 14-year-old Massachusetts girl with no criminal history was detained by federal immigration agents allegedly to coerce her father into turning himself in for deportation.
NYC parents
fromKqed
1 week ago

Immigration Attorney Says ICE Violated Hayward Family's Due Process Before Deportation | KQED

A Hayford mother and her two children, including one with severe disabilities attending a California school for the deaf, were arrested and deported to Colombia after reporting for what she believed was a routine ICE check-in, with advocates claiming due process violations.
NYC parents
fromsfist.com
1 week ago

Hayward Family of Three Deported at Routine SF Immigration Check-in, Including Deaf Seven-Year-Old Boy

A mother and her two children, including a deaf seven-year-old, were detained and deported to Colombia after reporting for a required ICE check-in in San Francisco, despite humanitarian grounds for remaining in the United States.
NYC parents
fromGothamist
1 day ago

Queens mother sues New York City over removal of baby without court order

New York City's Administration for Children's Services removes over 1,300 children annually without court orders, with emergency removals accounting for approximately half of all abuse and neglect cases, raising constitutional concerns about unlawful family separations.
#immigration-detention
Social justice
fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago

Letters: An ICE detention center would be bad for Bay Area

A proposed detention center in Dublin would increase ICE arrests, family separations, and harm vulnerable populations in the Bay Area.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

Inside ICE's Detention Center for Children

Immigration detention facilities like Dilley subject detained children to deteriorating health conditions, inadequate medical care, and psychologically harmful environments despite claims of humane design.
US politics
fromAxios
1 month ago

After Liam Ramos' release, Democrats turn focus to the rest of the kids detained by ICE

ICE routinely detains children alongside parents targeted for deportation, and thousands of children were detained in immigration custody since 2025.
Miami food
fromIntelligencer
2 days ago

The Loneliness of Protesting ICE in the Shadow of Dilley Detention Center

CoreCivic operates the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas, a detention facility for immigrant families and children, where access is restricted and security is heavily enforced by armed personnel.
US politics
fromTruthout
3 days ago

US-Backed Repression in Latin America Paved the Way for ICE

Trump administration immigration policies enable mass detention, family separation, and deportations through opaque bureaucratic practices compared to enforced disappearances.
Social justice
fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago

Letters: An ICE detention center would be bad for Bay Area

A proposed detention center in Dublin would increase ICE arrests, family separations, and harm vulnerable populations in the Bay Area.
fromAxios
1 month ago
US politics

After Liam Ramos' release, Democrats turn focus to the rest of the kids detained by ICE

SF parents
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

One family's harrowing escape to the US and the Trump government's relentless efforts to deport them back

A deported Honduran asylum seeker faces life-threatening danger after US immigration officials separated him from his family and expedited his deportation despite pending asylum proceedings.
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Tehran diary: dark and bitter, the terror of life under US-Israeli bombardment

A person separated from family during war in Tehran receives devastating news of a neighbor's death from a blast, confronting the numbness and survival instincts that war has created.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Families given a week to decide whether to leave UK voluntarily plead for more time

The Home Office gave 150 families with refused asylum claims seven days to voluntarily return home or face forced removal, offering payments up to £40,000 per family.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Lakers' Luka Doncic in a custody dispute for his two daughters with his former fiancee in Slovenia

I love my daughters more than anything, and I've been doing everything I can for them to be with me in the U.S. during the season, but that hasn't been possible, so I recently made the tough decision to end my engagement. Everything I do is for my daughters' happiness, and I will always fight to be with them and give them the best life I can.
LA Lakers
#immigration-policy
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago
Right-wing politics

The Gamez-Cuellar mariachi family: the case that made Republicans raise their voices against Trump's immigration policy

Right-wing politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

The Gamez-Cuellar mariachi family: the case that made Republicans raise their voices against Trump's immigration policy

The detention and release of three Mexican mariachi musician brothers exposed divisions in Trump's immigration policy, with both Republican and Democratic politicians claiming credit for their freedom.
SF parents
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

ICE deports family, including deaf boy who wasn't given his assistive devices

A hearing-impaired six-year-old child with a cochlear implant was detained and deported to Colombia during an ICE check-in visit, separated from his assistive devices and communication support.
#family-separation
fromRoger Ebert
1 month ago
Film

Time is Very Precious: Hlynur Palmason and Julius Krebs Damsbo on "The Love That Remains" | Interviews | Roger Ebert

NYC parents
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

They were teens when a parent was deported. They still feel the pain as adults

Children who lose parents to deportation experience severe long-term emotional, physical, and financial consequences that persist into adulthood.
fromRoger Ebert
1 month ago
Film

Time is Very Precious: Hlynur Palmason and Julius Krebs Damsbo on "The Love That Remains" | Interviews | Roger Ebert

#immigration
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago
NYC parents

Reporter's notebook: Thinking of NYC immigrants who couldn't say farewell to families amid the ICE crackdown | amNewYork

fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago
US politics

One mom's fight: A Queens immigrant battles feds for her future in the U.S., and a reunion with her daughter

fromQueerty
1 month ago
US politics

Gloria Estefan blindsides Republicans by lashing out at Tr*mp: "We need to all stand up!" - Queerty

NYC parents
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

Reporter's notebook: Thinking of NYC immigrants who couldn't say farewell to families amid the ICE crackdown | amNewYork

ICE detention separates immigrant families permanently, unlike voluntary migration that allows eventual reunification and support networks.
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago
US politics

One mom's fight: A Queens immigrant battles feds for her future in the U.S., and a reunion with her daughter

fromQueerty
1 month ago
US politics

Gloria Estefan blindsides Republicans by lashing out at Tr*mp: "We need to all stand up!" - Queerty

#immigration-deportation
US news
fromThe Washington Post
1 week ago

A son waits for a daily call from Iran saying his parents are still safe

Iranian Americans experience profound emotional conflict as military conflict between the U.S., Israel, and Iran directly threatens their families and divided loyalties between two countries.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Emotional turmoil grips Iranians watching conflict unfold overseas

Iranian diaspora members experience profound anguish and helplessness as conflict threatens their homeland, struggling with fragmented communication with relatives and deep emotional connection to Iran despite living abroad.
#deportation
Social justice
fromTruthout
2 weeks ago

Deportation Is Not a Hardship That Shall Pass - It Is an Interminable Agony

Deportation creates permanent, intergenerational trauma that extends far beyond the moment of removal, affecting families through decades of separation and ongoing restrictions.
Parenting
fromTODAY.com
2 weeks ago

She Kept One Photo for 30 Years. It Led Her Back to the Foster Family She Never Stopped Missing

A child in foster care experienced brief stability and love with a foster family before being returned to her biological mother, leaving a lasting emotional impact that shaped her entire life.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

British-Danish couple say new UK passport rules may separate them from children

Under the rules, dual nationals risk being denied boarding if they do not present a British passport, current or expired, or a certificate of entitlement, costing 589, attached to the passport of their second nationality, to prove their right to enter the UK.
UK news
Miscellaneous
fromPoynter
3 weeks ago

How to cover child welfare - and not just the system - Poynter

Journalists covering child welfare must center children and families with agency, question official terminology, and report on systemic issues beyond crisis moments while considering long-term impacts.
#ice-detention
fromBronx Times
3 weeks ago
US politics

Mother of Dylan Contreras attends State of the Union as guest of Senator Chuck Schumer - Bronx Times

fromwww.amny.com
3 months ago
US politics

EXCLUSIVE | Queens dad, held for months by ICE, finally wins freedom in time to celebrate Christmas and baby girl's first birthday | amNewYork

fromwww.amny.com
3 months ago
US politics

EXCLUSIVE | Manhattan green card holder home for the holidays after being held for months in ICE detention | amNewYork

fromBronx Times
3 weeks ago
US politics

Mother of Dylan Contreras attends State of the Union as guest of Senator Chuck Schumer - Bronx Times

fromwww.amny.com
3 months ago
US politics

EXCLUSIVE | Queens dad, held for months by ICE, finally wins freedom in time to celebrate Christmas and baby girl's first birthday | amNewYork

fromwww.amny.com
3 months ago
US politics

EXCLUSIVE | Manhattan green card holder home for the holidays after being held for months in ICE detention | amNewYork

US politics
fromTruthout
3 weeks ago

Loophole in Illinois Sanctuary Laws Lets ICE Hold Immigrants in County Jails

Immigrant detention counts are substantially underreported because many immigrants are held in county jails, causing prolonged separation, lack of communication, and hidden transfers.
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
1 month ago

'How Do You Teach a Child Who Has Been Pepper-Sprayed?'-The Impact of ICE on Educators | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

The exact number of immigration enforcement officers carrying out President Trump's "Operation Metro Surge" in Minneapolis, MN, has not been publicly announced. Estimates stretch well into the thousands. Though Trump's newly designated "border czar" Tom Homan declared on February 12 that the operation would end, no details have been released, and people in Minneapolis continue to report ICE activities. Regardless, the damage lingers.
US politics
US news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

The horrors of the Dilley family detention center, as told by detained children: They don't treat us like human beings'

An immigrant family in Dilley detention experienced family separation, alleged retaliation for speaking out, and reported inhumane conditions after a relative's violent attack.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Nurses' families fear being torn apart in UK immigration crackdown, survey says

Proposed UK immigration rules would extend residency requirements, risk family separations, prompt migrant departures, and worsen shortages in nursing, social care, and other critical sectors.
San Francisco
fromMission Local
1 month ago

Her partner deported, S.F. mother of four copes with fear and loss in a sanctuary city

ICE arrests and deportations in San Francisco have separated families, traumatized children, and removed primary income sources, despite the city's limited sanctuary protections.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

It's been brutal': Cubans caught in crosshairs of Trump's deportation push

When Rosaly Estevez self-deported from Miami to Havana last November, US immigration officers bid farewell by removing her ankle monitor. The 32-year-old had been told she was about to be detained, so she left with her three-year-old son, Dylan, a US citizen. It's been brutal, said Estevez. Imagine Dylan hugging his phone every night when he sees his dad. I wouldn't wish this on any mother.
US politics
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 month ago

The Long Goodbye: A California Couple Self-Deports to Mexico

Enrique Castillejos and his wife stopped at a Winchell's Donut House. It was part of their after-church routine on Friday nights. That evening's sermon had been about finding peace in God in turbulent times, and they felt it spoke directly to them. Enrique, 63, and his wife, Maria Elena Hernandez, 55, were undocumented immigrants. Like millions of others in Southern California, they had been looking over their shoulders as federal agents conducted immigration sweeps.
US politics
#ice-raids
US politics
fromESPN.com
1 month ago

Breanna Stewart protests Minneapolis shooting with sign

Breanna Stewart displayed an 'Abolish ICE' sign at Unrivaled, condemning ICE actions and urging policies that uplift families rather than promote fear and violence.
#immigration-raids
fromFortune
1 month ago
US politics

Minneapolis Trump voter now helps move immigrants' kids to safe houses to keep them away from his federal agents | Fortune

fromFortune
1 month ago
US politics

Minneapolis Trump voter now helps move immigrants' kids to safe houses to keep them away from his federal agents | Fortune

Mental health
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

I moved away from my family in my 30s. When I called crying, my dad dropped everything and came to see me.

Moved two hours from a close-knit family for work, she lost daily paternal support and experienced unexpected grief, overwhelm, and parental guilt.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Torture, false arrests: Ukrainian women in Russian prisons

A Ukrainian mother from Donetsk was arrested by Russian-backed separatists, subjected to torture, denied contact with her children, and held for prolonged imprisonment.
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

Deportation and the Silence That Follows

My father froze. He looked at my mom, then at me. For a few seconds, nobody moved. My mom whispered, "Don't open it." But he did. Maybe it was pride. Maybe it was fear. Maybe he thought cooperating would make it all OK. The people at the door said it would be quick, just a few questions. They said he'd be back soon. They said a lot of things that didn't turn out to be true.
US politics
World news
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 months ago

Video: Displaced Palestinians in Egypt Await Reopening of Gaza Border

Tens of thousands of Palestinians in Egypt face prolonged separation and blocked return to Gaza due to closure of Rafah crossing and conditional Israeli reopening.
US politics
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

The Mexican Couple Planning to Self-Deport

Undocumented parents sometimes consider self-deportation to avoid immigration enforcement, even if it means temporarily leaving U.S.-born children behind.
US politics
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

A Mexican Couple in California Plans to Self-Deport-and Leave Their Kids Behind

Undocumented parents try to postpone ICE deportation until their youngest child reaches eighteen.
US politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

How migrants in the United States are spending Christmas: There is no reason to celebrate'

An eight-year-old boy asked Santa for political asylum for his father to avoid deportation and persecution by the Cuban military.
Travel
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Some like it hot: why cold Christmases are a feeble imitation of celebrating in summer | Eleanor Burnard

Warm Christmas in the southern hemisphere is superior to cold, reducing seasonal depression and enabling family-centered summer celebrations.
US news
fromThe Washington Post
2 months ago

For Latino families, Nochebuena looks different this year

Expanded immigration enforcement is casting a shadow on Nochebuena, causing family separations, smaller celebrations, and altered traditions among many Latino households.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Gaza PhD student and family evacuated to UK after Foreign Office U-turn

As part of a UK crackdown on immigration, most international students have been prevented from bringing their dependants. Shortly after Houbi's story, the UK government made a U-turn on its policy, stating it would support the evacuation of dependants on a case-by-case basis. Houbi and her family have now reached Jordan and will shortly travel to the UK. They are the only family travelling together from Gaza whose evacuation the British government has facilitated.
UK news
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 months ago

Trump's impact on International Migrants Day: It has been one of the most difficult years, the cruelest'

She went inside, while her husband remained outside, but an unexpected message informed him that he, too, had to enter the building. At that moment, the officers told them that one of them was going to be deported, but that the couple had to choose who it would be. She said she would leave because he was the one who worked and supported the household. In the end, it was the mother who remained in the United States.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
3 months ago

He Was a Typical Gen Z TikTokker. Then His Mom Got Deported.

Tony Vara's feed is so eclectic that it's hard to describe. It feels like peak Gen Z. There are videos where he rants about Love Island. There are "get ready with me" posts where he's doing his makeup before going out. But he's also been working his way through the Bible-reviewing it like it's any other piece of content. He can clearly talk about anything.
US politics
from48 hills
3 months ago

Screen Grabs: On the lam with excellent 'The Secret Agent' - 48 hills

At a gas station en route, he tells inquisitive cops he's just traveling to attend the local Carnaval celebrations. But we suspect his mission is more urgent, a threat of discovery underlined not just by the officers' casual insistence on a bribe, but by the presence of a rotting corpse on the premises. The attendant says it's just a would-be robber who failed to get away.
Film
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 months ago

The silent witness to hundreds of detentions in a Florida immigration court

He has not been summoned to appear in court; he is going as an observer for the pro-immigrant organization American Friends Service Committee. He has been doing this since May, when the first reports of immigrants being seized by ICE agents in immigration courts surfaced, including violent scenes and families being separated by masked officers. In a waiting room where several grave-looking individuals are holding folders filled with papers, the hearing calendar is taped to the wall.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 months ago

Mother of Karoline Leavitt's Nephew Arrested by ICE

Ferreira's attorney said his client came to the U.S. under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. She's in the process of actually getting her residency and she was abruptly arrested and taken from her young child right before Thanksgiving, her attorney Todd Pomerleau told WCVB, which published a statement from a source familiar with the situation. This individual is the mother of Karoline's nephew and they have not spoken in many years, the source said.
US politics
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Moving: an elegant portrait of 90s Japan through tweenage eyes

A 12-year-old girl's parents' separation forces her into impulsive acts and emotional maturity, revealing family fractures through cinematic long takes and childhood perspective.
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