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#family separation

The forced separation of families through immigration enforcement, deportation, or detention policies. Violates the right to family unity under the ICCPR and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, causing documented psychological harm.

2 incidents

Grade 2 of 5: Major Abuse of Power

First-Term TPS Terminations for Six Countries Under White House Pressure (2017–2018)

The first Trump administration tried to end temporary legal status for about 300,000 people from six countries. A court found evidence of White House pressure, rewritten staff recommendations and presidential animus, and blocked the terminations; an appeals court later lifted that block on jurisdictional grounds. The terminations were held off by litigation until the next administration changed course.