Child Deportations

Family separations at border; discriminatory deportations.

Years
2017
Country
United States
Capital City
Washington, D.C.
Conflict Locations
McAllen, Texas
Children Affected
Thousands separated
Sources

Family Separation By the Numbers. 2 Oct 2018. American Cilvil Liberties Union. (ACLU). 

View of the Rio Grande from the Overlook Park at White Rock. 2006.

View of the Rio Grande from the Overlook Park at White Rock. Photo: Andreas F. Borchert. 2006.

In 2017, U.S. deportations separated thousands of Mexican children from parents, even infants, in discriminatory practices without due process. In 2018, the now-infamous Ursula detention facility in McAllen was one of the largest sites where children were separated and caged.