CALIFORNIA: The parents of 545 migrant children who were separated under United States border policy cannot be located, a court filing and US rights group revealed on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila). The separations were carried out in relation to US President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy toward migrants who illegally crossed the border. Under the zero tolerance program, the US began separating children from their parents in May 2018, prompting a domestic and international outcry. Then, six weeks into the practice Trump announced that his administration would stop separating families unless the parents posed “a risk” to their child. “Following a suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic, limited physical on-the-ground searches for separated parents has now resumed where possible to do so,” the court filing said.

Source: Manila Times October 21, 2020 16:30 UTC