What’s Really Happening When Asylum-Seeking Families Are Separated?AC: How does that child navigate their deportation case without their parent around?
TM: Because a five-year-old doesn’t necessarily know his parents’ information.
AC: In the shelters, they can’t even find the parents because the kids are just crying inconsolably. They often don’t know the full legal name of their parents or their date of birth. They’re not in a position to share a trauma story like what caused the migration. These kids and parents had no idea. None of the parents I talked to were expecting to be separated as they faced the process of asking for asylum.
I never want to forget what this administration is doing to people.