A New Kind of Family-Separation Crisis
The article discusses the ongoing family-separation crisis in Honduras as deportees return without their children. Many parents are left in distress, unsure of their rights and the whereabouts of their children after being expelled from the United States. The situation has worsened under the Trump administration, which has intensified deportations, leading to chaotic scenes at reception centers in Honduras.
- ▪Every day, parents arrive in Honduras without their children after being deported from the United States.
- ▪Claudia, a deportee, shared her struggle to reunite with her son after being detained by ICE for driving without a license.
- ▪The Trump administration has increased deportations, leading to a significant rise in the number of families being separated during the process.
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PoliticsA New Kind of Family-Separation CrisisAt the airport in La Lima, Honduras, planeloads of people arrive every day—many without their children.By Caitlin DickersonA deportee named Jhonny looks at a photo of his daughter in the United States. (Sofia Valiente for The Atlantic)May 15, 2026 ShareSave Listen−1.0x+Seek0:0019:47Sign up for our newsletter about national security here.Early one morning behind the airport in La Lima, Honduras, before the first planeload of deportees landed, Sister Idalina Bordignon was meeting with her staff about an unsettling situation.
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