A day with Border Patrol: imperiled infant, distraught dad

Mother and child migrants from Honduras

The 4-month-old Honduran had just entered the United States illegally with a man who first claimed to be her father, then said he was her uncle, and presented what appeared to be a false birth certificate. She was among about 1,100 people in a former warehouse that tripled in size last year, largely to accommodate people – many from Central America – traveling as families, and children traveling alone.

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Trump orders halt to family separations

WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump ordered an end to the separation of migrant children from their parents on the US border on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), reversing a tough policy under heavy pressure from his fellow Republicans, Democrats and the international community. The spectacular about-face comes after more than 2,300 children were stripped from their […]

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