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How ICE detentions are separating families and hurting children

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published May 26, 2026 at 10:58 AM CDT

A new report from the Brookings Institution found about 145,000 children have been separated from their families during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

Brookings author Tara Watson joins Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan to discuss why this is happening and the impacts separation has on families.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.