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Family detentions to return in migration crackdown, says Trump ‘border czar’

Release Date: 2024-12-26
Media: The Guardian
Summary: U.S. immigration authorities, under the incoming Trump administration's "border czar" Tom Homan, plan to resume the controversial policy of detaining families with children, a measure that was previously ended by the Biden administration in 2021. Homan, a key figure behind the previous family separation policy, stated that undocumented parents with children born in the U.S. could face deportation, leaving them to decide whether to leave as a family or split up. Family detention centers will be built, with the capacity depending on data. Homan also emphasized that deportations would be "targeted" at individuals with criminal records, and military personnel would assist with transportation, not arrests. He proposed reintroducing workplace raids and the "Remain in Mexico" program, which forces asylum seekers to wait outside the U.S. while their claims are processed.
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