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The psychological and emotional impact of separating children from their families at the border

Nonprofit organization Refugees Northwest helps us better understand what is happening at the detention centers in Texas that are housing children after their parents crossed the border seeking asylum.
Children being held in detention centers in Texas sleeping on the floor after being separated from their parents.

Seattle — Beth Farmer from Refugees Northwest, a nonprofit organization that assists and supports refugees and those seeking asylum, offers an update on the situation at camps along the Mexican border. Both Democrats and Republicans are making a stand against the practice of separating thousands of children from their parents as these families suffer through the emotional and psychological toll taking place.

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