We shatter these families, and then we self-righteously interfere with the journeys they make to pull the pieces together.

Children who arrive at our borders alone should be placed in small, community-based settings that provide the support they need and facilitate their prompt release to their families.

"Like a stone in water, the impact of ICE enforcement ripples out to the family of the person targeted."

"They told us we could not have blankets anymore." In this translated declaration, a 7-year-old girl recounts the cruelty of the guards at a facility in Clint, TX.

28 children - toddlers, teenagers - and families who've been held in indefinite detention are at risk of being deported in 48 hours.

"We still have 70,000 children caged across the U.S. There's still unaccompanied minors going to court and making decisions on their own.”

"I do my best to help other children who are sad," 12-year-old W says in his declaration. He and his 4-year-old brother were separated from their uncle after crossing the border.

"Her granddaughter was taken from her as an unaccompanied minor. She is 16, and now is likely in a detention center, a child’s prison, in the US."

An advocate for immigrant children and families, Frida Espinosa Cardenas offers critical advice for navigating the complexities faced by parents separated from their children.