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More than 100K children separated from parents during Trump immigration crackdown: Report
Researchers say official Department of Homeland Security counts understate separations, and their most accurate estimate puts 145,000 affected children in the category of U.S. citizens.
- On Monday, the Brookings Institution released a report estimating that roughly 205,000 children were separated from at least one parent during President Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign between January 20, 2025, and April 9, 2026.
- Trump's intensified interior immigration enforcement has led to about 400,000 detentions since he returned to office, triggering widespread family separations across the country.
- Approximately 145,000 of these affected children are likely U.S. citizens, yet official government statistics likely undercount the true scope of family separations, according to Brookings researchers.
- Department of Homeland Security officials maintain the agency "does not separate families," yet the report indicates many children remain with friends or family lacking legal guardianship, creating long-term instability.
- Congress allocated $45 billion in the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" to expand detention capacity, a move expected to increase the number of families affected by future enforcement operations.
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Since the Trump administration doesn’t track how many children have been separated from their parents by immigration detention, a Brookings report tried to calculate it — and it cited ProPublica’s reporting.
·New York, United States
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More than 145,000 U.S. Children Have Been Separated From Their Parents by ICE, According to a Report
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More than 100K children separated from parents during Trump immigration crackdown: Report
The Brookings Institution has released a report indicating that over 145,000 U.S. citizen children have been separated from at least one parent due to immigration detention.
·Washington, United States
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