BORDER/CHILDREN/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Immigrant advocacy groups are gearing up to track down more than 400 parents who were separated from their children and deported without them. The challenge is so daunting that government attorneys have bristled every time it’s come up in court. And now a number of nonprofit groups say they’re prepared to join in a massive search…Already, some devastated parents are coming forward, desperate to be reunited with their kids, according to advocacy groups. But there are hundreds whose whereabouts are unknown. Here’s a look at some of the key issues at play — and major hurdles complicating the process: The government has said parents deported without their kids consented to that. Advocates aren’t so sure. According to the latest government statistics, some 430 parents from separated families were likely deported without their kids. Officials maintain that before that happened, the parents consented…Some parents are likely living in remote areas hard to reach. And some might be afraid to come forward…Once they’re located, the logistics of coordinating reunions could take months…Deported parents who’ve come forward so far are devastated and don’t know where to turn, advocates say.”
–Catherine E. Shoichet, “The next family separation crisis: Finding hundreds of deported parents,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, July 27, 2018 9:35 am