Immigration authorities have separated more than 900 children from their parents in the past year, some based on claims of abuse or gang ties, according to government data cited by the ACLU
Federal immigration authorities have separated more than 900 children from their parents in the past year, some based on claims of abuse or gang ties, according to government data that the American Civil Liberties Union cited in a court filing Tuesday.
In a 218-page filing in federal court in San Diego, the ACLU said that the average age of separated children was 9 years old and that 185 of the children were younger than 5. Some were younger than a year, the organization said in its filing.
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