The Parents of 666 Migrant Children Separated at the Border Are Still Missing: An ACLU Lawyer Describes the Lasting Trauma

According to the American Civil Liberties Union, more than two-thirds of the 1,000-plus parents separated from their migrant children have yet to be found. Lee Gelernt, the ACLU lawyer leading the court challenge to the Trump Administration’s family separation policy, explains why it has been so difficult to reunite these families and how the separations have caused lasting damage.