Last week, news broke that the Trump Administration resumed family detention of immigrants in a South Texas facility. The practice of family detention was largely halted, but not abolished, during the Biden administration.
Children Thrive Action Network, of which CWLA is a member, released a statement condemning this development. From the statement: “This action is yet another misguided and cruel effort to punish children and families seeking asylum while doing nothing to deter migration. The shameful practice was ended under the Biden Administration following the concerns raised by health experts over the inadequate conditions and medical care available in facilities, along with consistent documentation of the grave physical and mental health harms of detention on children and families.
