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AP Finds Trump Administration Has Re-Separated Dozens Of Migrant Children

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An Associated Press investigation found the Trump administration re-separated dozens of migrant children from their parents during its second term, the AP reported on June 4, 2026.[1]

The AP detailed 11-year-old Ederson Galicia Alva's case; he was first separated at the border in 2018 and again in June 2025.[1] A federal judge ordered the family returned to Florida in late May 2026.[1] A prior legal settlement barred most family separations used to deter migration until December 2031.[1] But the AP found immigration agents have detained and deported some parents who should have been covered by that settlement.[1]

DHS acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said DHS complies with court orders and insisted there are no legal restrictions on the government's authority to carry out removal orders.[1] The Brookings Institution estimates the federal interior enforcement push has resulted in the detention of parents of tens of thousands of children in the United States.

The AP investigation was published on June 4, 2026 and has renewed scrutiny of immigration enforcement practices.[1]

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  • On June 4, 2026, an AP investigation reported that the Trump administration has re-separated dozens of children from their parents during its second term.
  • The article details the case of 11-year-old Ederson Galicia Alva, first separated at the border in 2018 and then separated again in June 2025, before a federal judge ordered his family returned to Florida in late May 2026.
  • A prior legal settlement barred most family separations used to deter migration until December 2031, but AP found immigration agents have detained and deported some covered parents anyway.
  • DHS acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said DHS complies with court orders and insisted there are no legal restrictions on the government's authority to carry out removal orders.
  • The Brookings Institution estimates that federal agents' current interior enforcement push has resulted in the detention of parents of tens of thousands of children in the United States.

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June 04, 2026
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Trump administration has separated dozens of children from their parents again, AP finds
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