Cruel Indifference: Family Separation at the U.S.-Mexico Border Before and After Zero Tolerance

Immigrants’ Rights Policy Clinic, Center for Immigration Law and Policy, UCLA School of Law, June 2024

"This white paper addresses two misconceptions. The first is that family separations at the U.S.-Mexico border began under the administration of former President Trump. The second is that they ended with the election of President Biden. Rather, the separation of families has long been a feature of CBP enforcement, and it persists today."