Contest Deportation: Trump Administration and Policy Shift

contest deportation: Trump administration considering separating women, children at Mexico border Reuters The policy shift would allow the government to keep parents in custody while they contest deportation or wait for asylum hearings, according to Globe and Mail. Children would be put into protective custody with the Department of Health and Human Services, in the least restrictive setting until they can be taken into the care of a U.S. relative or state-sponsored guardian. Part of the reason for the proposal is to deter mothers from migrating to the United States with their children, said the officials, who have been briefed on the proposal. Currently, families contesting deportation or applying for asylum are generally released from detention quickly and allowed to remain in the United States until their cases are resolved. President Donald Trump has called for ending catch and release, in which migrants who cross illegally are freed to live in the United States while awaiting legal proceedings. A federal appeals court ruling bars prolonged child detention. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.