April 6, 2026
Advocates warn trauma from detentions will cause kids lifelong damage.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detained over 6,200 children during President Donald Trump’s second term, according to recently released numbers analyzed by the Marshall Project. People under the age of 18 have often been held with their families in what detained families and their advocates have called harmful conditions, including poor medical care, inadequate access to education and inedible food.