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The Trump administration has largely ceased releasing undocumented children in federal custody to their parents and other relatives since early November. While the Administration for Children and Families claims that enhanced vetting policies are in place to better protect the children, sources within the Office of Refugee Resettlement indicate that a verbal order was issued to halt releases. Before this unofficial order, only about four children were released to sponsors daily. Consequently, children are experiencing increased detention, causing mental health issues and impacting reunification efforts.
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US Citizen, 5, Deported to Honduras: Latest Case in Trump Immigration Policies
Five-year-old Génesis Ester Gutiérrez Castellanos, a US citizen, was deported to Honduras with her mother, Karen Guadalupe Gutiérrez Castellanos, due to a 2019 administrative deportation order against Gutiérrez. Despite having a pending U visa application and a stable life in the US, Gutiérrez was detained by ICE agents following a police response to a domestic disturbance. Held in a hotel without legal representation, they were deported shortly after, a situation that activists see as part of a trend of mass deportations under the current administration, especially impacting US citizen children. Gutiérrez has made the difficult decision to send Génesis back to the US while she seeks to return to reunite with her daughter.
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