19 parents with kids under 5 have already been deported, DOJ
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19 parents with kids under 5 have already been deported, Justice Department says
From CNN's Catherine Shoichet
The Justice Department says 19 parents of separated children under the age of 5 have already been deported.
Sarah Fabian, an attorney for the Justice Department, provided a breakdown of what’s known so far about the roughly 100 possibly separated kids under 5 in custody.
- 83 children have been mapped with 86 parents, Fabian said. Sixteen minors have not been mapped with parents.
- Of the 86 parents, 46 are in ICE custody. Another 19 have been removed from the US and 19 were released from ICE custody
- Two of the 86 parents “have been determined to have a criminal history that would make them unfit or a danger, criminal convictions related to child cruelty and kidnapping or rape.”
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/us-immigration-family-reunifications/h_8d65395fcb0af2620da607048e456b4d