US reunites nearly 700 kids taken from parents under Trump

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: ABC News

WASHINGTON -- A Biden administration task force designed to reunite children separated from their families during President Trump's presidency has reconnected nearly 700 children with their families, officials said Thursday.

President Joe Biden issued an executive order on his first day in office to reunite families that were split up under the Trump administration’s widely condemned practice of forcibly separating parents and children at the U.S.-Mexico border to discourage illegal immigration. Thursday marked the two-year anniversary of the task force.

According to figures released by the Department of Homeland Security, 3,881 children were separated from their families from 2017 to 2021. About 74% of those have been reunited with their families: 2,176 before the task force was created and 689 afterward. But that still leaves nearly 1,000 children. Of those, 148 are in the reunification process. The department pledged to continue the work until all separated families that can be found have the opportunity to reunite with their children.

The Trump administration separated thousands of migrant parents from their children as it moved to criminally prosecute people for illegally crossing the southwestern border. Minors, who could not be held in criminal custody with their parents, were transferred to the Department of Health and Human Services. They were then typically sent to live with a sponsor, often a relative or someone else with a connection to the family.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/us-reunites-700-kids-parents-trump-96861198

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Good to see an update on this effort.

[LiberalFighter]

1. If they were adults maybe send them to MaraLago.

[Traildogbob]

2. This answers

A question posed by Christian’s (??) on many issues. WWJD? Well, he would do this. Thank you President Biden.👏👏👏👏

[Alexander Of Assyria]

3. Evil gets the Press, Good gets passing mention on ABCgo...go to hell msm.

[Lovie777]

4. K&R......

[ificandream]

5. You go, Joe!

Republicans flaunt religion, but it was a Republican president that did this cruel thing to separate kids from their parents Great that they've gotten so many back together.

[sheshe2]

6. Recommend.

Thank you President Biden and to all those that worked diligently to make this happen.

[Deuxcents]

7. Will Gym Jordan recognize this in his investigations 🤨

[republianmushroom]

8. like it

[Aristus]

9. Everything I'm hearing about Hispanic voters gravitating to the GOP, you'll get more

families torn apart with them, and families re-united with us. Vote wisely...

[McKim]

10. This Migrant Teacher......

This retired Migrant Teacher thanks you Joe for taking care of our children!!!!

[NullTuples]

11. Crimes against humanity...

Immigrant Family Separation Amounts to Torture, Crimes Against Humanity, Attorneys Argue in Court
March 5, 2021, New York
"Today, attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights urged a federal court to deny the Biden administration’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit over alleged torture under Trump’s “zero tolerance” and family spearation policy. “Mr. C.” and his then-19-month-old son “D.J.C.V.” were detained and forcibly separated for nearly six months after seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. They are going by their initials in the litigation for privacy. Though a federal judge eventually ruled that their separation was unconstitutional and ordered them reunited, they are suing for accountability and damages for their suffering from the brutality of the policy. The lawsuit argues that Trump’s policies amounted to torture under international law and crimes against humanity as established at Nuremberg."
https://ccrjustice.org/home/press-center/press-releases/immigrant-family-separation-amounts-torture-crimes-against-humanity

Family Separation Under the Trump Administration: Applying an International Criminal Law Framework
"In short, the ICC could prosecute U.S. government officials for the crime against humanity of deportation that occurred during the Trump Administration’s family separation policy, despite the U.S. not being a signatory of the Rome Statute."
https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/jclc/vol110/iss2/6/

[Rizen]

12. This is why republicans are evil.

[Bayard]

13. Another sad and sadistic chapter in our national history

Brought to you by a rethuglican.

President Biden is a good man. And he makes me proud.

[Stuart G]

14. You are not the only one who is proud Biden is our President.

[PatrickforB]

15. Thank you for posting this! This is wonderful news.

The Biden administration is meeting cruelty with kindness. Still, think of the trauma these kids underwent because of hateful racist political posturing.

[Warpy]

16. I'm glad this has happened

but I have to wonder what it has coast those children and their families.

It will also cost us eventually, that's 700 families with excellent reason to hate this country.

I find that incredibly sad.

The one thing that should get TFG and his lap asshole Steve Miller into prison is this policy.

[flamingdem]

17. But his documents..

Another huge accomplishment!

[BumRushDaShow]

21. LOL

that is what this story was buried under and I almost posted that fact but you picked the perfect way to describe it!!

[flamingdem]

24. Thanks!! It's a comedy show with the "docgate" coverage

Nice to see Joe's homes though. He has good taste!

[BumRushDaShow]

27. I remember pics of his main house in Wilmington

and I *think* it was the year he became VP and they had the whole clan including his mom, lined up in front of the driveway gate for a group pic. Can't find that pic online anymore but it was great to see that!

[summer_in_TX]

18. Joe Biden is one wonderful human being.

He's one of the truly great presidents we've been fortunate to have – but he's so low key and self-deprecating that many American's don't see it.

[democrank]

19. Kick

Such good news

[riversedge]

20. k and R

[Lucinda]

22. ❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️

[whathehell]

23. Wonderful..

So glad this has happened!

[llmart]

25. Wonderful news!

I can't get that picture out of my head of the little girl with her new, little red shoes being taken from her mother. I can't find it right now, but my sweet little granddaughter was the same age. I just couldn't help but relate to that little girl because of how excited my granddaughter would get when she'd get a new pair of sparkly shoes.

P.S. to that hate filled, Malaria and her jacket and her ugly spouse - You can go f*** yourself. I hope both of you get everything you deserve.

[llashram]

26. what about DeVos

https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=devos+and+the+immigrant+children+taken+from+parent%3F&atb=v356-1&ia=web

https://trofire.com/2019/02/11/betsy-devos-is-profiting-off-separating-migrant-kids-from-their-parents/

the bullshit of RW so-called Christians in 2018.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44503514

I will never forget it. Too close to my rage at the white slave master selling children away from their birth parents.

[ffr]

28. A friendly reminder to the several thousand people who couldn't stomache Hillary in 2016

Thanks! It took years to right one wrong you helped manifest. The rest of the damage is incalculable.

[FakeNoose]

30. Ding ding ding! You nailed it

Hillary Clinton could have been - and would have been - the best Potus in the history of our country.

[twodogsbarking]

29. Won't be reading about this in the history books. Way too upsetting.