They’ll get kids back
TRUMP administration officials say the US Government knows the location of all children in its custody after separating them from their families at the border and is working to reunite them.
A fact sheet on “zero-tolerance prosecution and family reunification” released Saturday night by the Department of Homeland Security also says a parent must request that their child be deported with them.
In the past, the agency says, many parents have elected to be deported without their children. That may be a reflection of violence or persecution they face in their home countries.
As part of the effort, Immigration and Customs Enforce- ment officials have posted notices in all its facilities advising detained parents who are trying to find or communicate with their children to call a hotline staffed 8am to 8pm Monday through Friday.
The fact sheet doesn’t state how long it might take to reunite families.
Children have been sent to shelters around the country, raising alarm that parents might never know where their children can be found.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered the practice of separating parents and their children to stop. As of last Wednesday, 2053 minors who were separated at the border were being cared for in HHS-funded facilities, the fact sheet said.
AP