Thread by @TexasTribune

1/ As many as five migrant children per day continue to be separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.

That’s according to federal data gathered by an immigrant advocacy group.

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2/ Almost 400 children were separated from their parents between June 2018 and March 2019.

That number jumped to more than 700 children by May 2019. bit.ly/2JuwIra

3/ It’s been more than a year since the Trump administration ended a controversial policy that led to hundreds of family separations.

But family separations at the border are still happening. bit.ly/2JuwIra

4/ “It’s really catastrophic for the individual, not just in terms of their emotional and physical well-being but also their ability to access the legal process.” bit.ly/2JuwIra

5/ Advocates say adult migrants continue to be separated from children for reasons that are increasingly vague and difficult to corroborate. bit.ly/2JuwIra

6/ @ProPublica reported, for instance, that officials are relying on databases run by foreign police and militaries to check whether migrants crossing the United States border have gang affiliations. bit.ly/2JKtHCi

7/ Lawyers and advocates say agents are relying on minor crimes, flimsy evidence and unverified allegations of gang affiliation to justify the continued separations of parents and children. bit.ly/2JuwIra

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