Although the executive order President Donald Trump signed ended the policy of separating children from their parents by directing that families be detained together as they await criminal proceedings, the over 2,000 children already separated from their parents will suffer for the rest of their lives as a result of the separation, according to Sriram.

Catholic Extension announced it has established a Family Reunification Fund as "a response to the human tragedy unfolding on the nation's southern border" with Mexico.

The Trump administration’s border policies threaten the right to life.

I humbly exhort you to listen to and follow your conscience during these stormy times.

This April, 82 Venezuelans were sent back to their country by Trinidad and Tobago officials. There have been other deportations in years past, but this one was significant because the Venezuelans were migrants seeking asylum or hoping to file for refugee status.

It was a dramatic turnaround for Trump, who has been insisting, wrongly, that his administration had no choice but to separate families apprehended at the border because of federal law and a court decision.