The moves have prompted alarm about what one critic called \u2018backdoor family separation\u2019 \u2013 key US politics stories from Monday 28 April<\/p>\n
As part of President Donald Trump\u2019s sweeping immigration crackdown, unaccompanied minors are now being targeted for deportation, with the Department of Homeland Security engaging in \u201cwelfare checks\u201d on children who arrived in the US alone, usually across the US-Mexican border.<\/p>\n
The moves have sparked fears of a crackdown and prompted alarm about what one critic called \u201cbackdoor family separation\u201d.<\/p>\n
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