The Invisible Toll of Family Separation A new report from Brookings estimates that over 100,000 U. S. citizen children have had a parent detained since President Trump's mass deportation campaign began last year.
This number is likely an undercount, as it relies on census information and government data that may not accurately capture the extent of family separations.
The policy of separating families is often associated with the border, but immigration sweeps are happening across the country, causing families to be torn apart in ways that are increasingly hidden from public view.