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The long history of separating families in the US and how the trauma lingers

  • Written by Jessica Pryce, Executive Director, The Florida Institute for Child Welfare, Florida State University
Immigrant children play inside the Catholic Charities RGV in Texas. AP Photo/David J. Phillip

During the last few weeks, hundreds of families have been separated, following the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy towards illegal immigrants. Even though the separations have reportedly stopped, it is not clear when the...

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