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How the Threat of Deportation Negatively Affects the Mental Health of Children

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Undocumented immigrant families walk from a bus depot to a respite center after being released from detention in McAllen, Texas, U.S., July 26, 2018. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Aug 6, 2018
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"Imagine your family ripped apart. That’s going to have reverberations across family members for years to come."

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Undocumented immigrant families walk from a bus depot to a respite center after being released from detention in McAllen, Texas, U.S., July 26, 2018. REUTERS/Loren Elliott