ICE is requiring interviews for parents looking to reunite with children who entered U.S. alone
The policy includes fingerprinting, DNA testing, and home visits to verify sponsors, with about 2,000 unaccompanied children in custody as of July, officials said.
- Parents looking to reunite with children who crossed into the U.S. alone are now required to appear for interviews where immigration officers may question them.
- Legal advocacy groups say the new policy has led to the arrest of some parents, while their children remain in U.S. custody.
- The Office of Refugee Resettlement says the goal is to ensure sponsors are properly vetted and children are released to a stable and safe environment.
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President Donald Trump’s government has begun to demand that parents seeking to reunite with their children who crossed into the U.S. alone go to interviews where immigration officials can interrogate them, according to a policy memorandum obtained by The Associated Press. Legal advocacy groups claim that this change has led to the arrest of some parents, while their children remain in U.S. custody. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security did n…
ICE is requiring interviews for parents looking to reunite with children who entered U.S. alone
The Office of Refugee Resettlement, part of Health and Human Services, issued the directive, said the goal is to ensure that sponsors — usually a parent or guardian — are properly vetted.

ICE is showing up to interview parents hoping to reunite with their children who entered US alone
President Donald Trump's administration has started requiring parents seeking to reunite with their children who crossed into the U.S. alone to attend interviews with immigration officers.
President Donald Trump’s government has begun to demand that parents who want to meet with their children who crossed into the U.S. alone go to interviews where immigration agents can interrogate them, according to a policy paper obtained by The Associated Press. Legal advocacy groups say the change has led to the arrest of some parents, while their children remain in custody in the U.S. The Department of Homeland Security did not confirm that o…
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