During the Trump administration, officials claimed that some parents who had been separated from their children at the US-Mexico border opted to leave their children in the United States. But the Department of Homeland Security inspector general report released Monday found that ICE removed at least 348 parents without documenting that those parents wanted to leave their children in the US. "In fact, ICE removed some parents without their children despite having evidence the parents wanted to bring their children back to their home country. The DHS inspector general findings contradict what senior officials said at the time. The ones who did not bring the children with them made the choice not to have the child accompany them."

Source: CNN May 24, 2021 14:48 UTC