The Trauma Of Family Separation Will Haunt Children For Decades
On Wednesday, the Trump administration, under swelling public pressure, tweaked its zero tolerance policy that separated asylum seekers from their children at the Mexican border. While its cruel ploy of tearing children away from their parents lasted a month and a half or so ― that we know of ― the long-term damage done to those children will endure far longer. I’ve spent years trying to heal children who have suffered under similar policies. Back in 2015, during the surge of unaccompanied children arriving from Central America, I was a ...
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