A Texas charitable organisation said 32 immigrant parents separated from their children after crossing the US-Mexico border were freed into its care, but they don’t know where their kids are or when they might see them again despite Government assurances that family reunification will be well organised.
The release is believed to be the first, large one of its kind since President Donald Trump signed an executive order that preserved a “zero-tolerance” policy for entering the country illegally but ended the practice of separating immigrant parents and children. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement offered no immediate comment.
Ruben Garcia, director of Annunciation House in El Paso, said group of both mothers and fathers includes some from Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras who arrived to his group after federal authorities withdrew criminal charges for illegal entry. He didn’t release names or personal details to protect the parents’ privacy, and Homeland Security officials said they needed more specifics in order to check out their cases.