Human Rights Watch on Kids of Deported Parents
Today, Human Rights Watch reported on Children in Anguish as US Immigration Arrests Surge: Families Ripped Apart by Deportations. They follow the stories of several parents who made the hard decision to leave their children in the U.S. while being deported themselves. There is also information from a pediatrician about the long-term effects of the trauma experienced by children forcibly separated from a parent.
