A New Kind of Family Separation

The Trump administration is again going after undocumented minors—but their approach is different than it was during his first presidency.

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Read more from Nick Miroff (theatlantic.com/author/nick-miroff).

Read Stephanie McCrummen’s story: The Message Is ‘We Can Take Your Children’ (theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/07/immigran…)

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