By Ruxandra Guidi
The New York-based advocacy organization, Applied Research Center, got government data showing the connection between immigration enforcement and child welfare.
Among the report’s findings is that at least 5,100 children are currently living in foster care, prevented from reuniting with their detained or deported immigrant parents.
“What we found, is that a growing number of parents aren’t able to make that decision,” said Seth Freed Wessler, the author of the report.
Deported parents, he added, are not always aware of the implications of their removal by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE.