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Dozens of children re-separated from parents despite landmark settlement

Illustration accompanying article: Dozens of children re-separated from parents despite landmark settlement
  • An Associated Press investigation found that the U.S. government has re-separated dozens of children from their families despite a 2018 legal settlement meant to keep them together.
  • Ederson Galicia Alva, then 3 years old, was separated from his mother in 2018 under the Trump administration's family separation policy and held for months in a government facility.
  • Ederson and his mother were again separated in June 2025 and deported to Guatemala despite legal protections, the AP reported.
  • A federal judge ordered the family allowed to return to Florida last week, ruling the government had acted illegally.
  • Emails obtained by AP show immigration officials in some cases deported people after discovering they were legally protected from removal.
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Adopted kids confined by private treatment firms

Illustration accompanying article: AP investigation highlights adopted kids confined by private treatment firms
  • An Associated Press investigation found many for-profit residential treatment centers and boarding schools have shifted toward adopting children despite claims they can treat adoption-related issues.
  • Experts told AP that many teenagers confined in these programs likely do not have reactive attachment disorder, and that the diagnosis is meant for much younger children.
  • AP found the industry can generate profits by keeping staffing low and maximizing how long children stay in care.
  • Adoptees interviewed by AP described confinement for years with limited oversight and said they felt like prison without a judge monitoring the restraint.
  • A congressional investigation led by U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden found chronic understaffing in such facilities can lead to improper restraints and rampant abuse.
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Illustration accompanying article: Father fatally shoots 8 children in Shreveport, deadliest in 2 years