АНУ-ын засаг захиргаа цагаач хүүхдүүдийн асуудлыг хариуцдаг агентлаг болон Цагаачлал, гаалийн хяналтын алба (ICE)-ын хоорондын мэдээлэл солилцоог өргөжүүлснээр олон мянган эцэг эхийг баривчлах нөхцөл бүрдлээ.
АНУ-ын Ерөнхийлөгч Дональд Трампын засаг захиргаа хоёрдугаар бүрэн эрхийнхээ хугацаанд Цагаачлалын асуудал эрхэлсэн дүрвэгсдийн алба (ORR)-аас ирүүлсэн мэдээллийн дагуу 12,000 гаруй хүнийг баривчилжээ. Урьд нь ORR нь хүүхдийн сайн сайхныг нэн тэргүүнд тавьж, цагаачлалын хяналтын байгууллагуудаас тусдаа үйл ажиллагаа явуулдаг байсан бол одоо 460,000 гаруй “сэжигтэй” мэдээллийг ICE-д шилжүүлсэн байна.
Энэхүү бодлогын өөрчлөлтийн улмаас цагаач хүүхдүүдийг асран хамгаалагчдад нь хүлээлгэн өгөх үйл явц эрс удааширчээ. Тухайлбал, 2024 оны санхүүгийн жилд хүүхдүүдийн асран хамгаалагчийн хамт өнгөрөөх хугацаа дунджаар 30 хоног байсан бол 2026 оны зургадугаар сар гэхэд 194 хоног болж нэмэгдсэн байна.
Шүүмжлэгчид болон ORR-ын албан тушаалтан асан Жен Смайерсын үзэж буйгаар, энэхүү шийдвэр нь хүүхдийн эрхийг хамгаалах болон цагаачлалын хяналтыг тусгаарласан тогтолцоог бүрэн үгүй хийж, албадан гаргах ажиллагааг эрчимжүүлэх хэрэгсэл болж байна гэв. Дотоодын аюулгүй байдлын яамны зүгээс энэ нь шалгагдаагүй асран хамгаалагчдыг илрүүлэх, хүүхдийн аюулгүй байдлыг хангах зорилготой гэж мэдэгджээ.
Уг бодлогын улмаас АНУ-д хууль бусаар нэвтэрсэн нь тогтоогдсон эцэг эхчүүд хүүхдүүдтэйгээ уулзах эсвэл хамт амьдрах үедээ баривчлагдах тохиолдол олноор гарч байна. Ийнхүү баривчлагдсан хүмүүс албадан гаргах эрсдэлтэй тулгарч байгаа бөгөөд энэ нь гэр бүлүүдэд хүнд дарамт учруулж буйг олон улсын хэвлэлүүд онцолжээ.
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Families reunited — then detained. That’s the reality facing thousands of migrant parents after the Trump administration dramatically expanded information-sharing between two federal agencies once kept largely separate.
More than 12,000 people have been arrested by U.S. immigration authorities after tips from the Office of Refugee Resettlement during President Donald Trump’s second term, according to internal government data reviewed by Reuters.
The figures highlight a major policy shift. ORR, which oversees unaccompanied migrant children, historically focused on child welfare rather than immigration enforcement.
But since Trump returned to office, the agency has shared more than 460,000 investigative “leads” with ICE involving migrant children, their sponsors — often parents or relatives — and other household members.
Critics say the practice undermines protections designed to encourage families to reunite without fear of detention.
Jen Smyers, ORR’s former deputy director under President Joe Biden, said safeguards separating child welfare from immigration enforcement have been “completely reversed,” accusing the administration of using the program to boost deportations.
The Department of Homeland Security confirmed ORR has provided ICE Homeland Security Investigations with potential leads involving children placed with what it described as “unvetted sponsors,” including some with criminal records.
ORR said it plays no role in immigration arrests and that enhanced sponsor screening is intended to protect children.
Among those caught up in the policy is Aurora, a 24-year-old Mexican mother who asked not to be identified. After spending more than six months in an ORR shelter, her 6-year-old daughter was finally released to her in March.
Days later, Aurora and her daughter were detained after reporting to an ICE office, government records show. They spent three weeks at the family detention center in Dilley, Texas, before Aurora was released with an ankle monitor while her immigration case proceeds. DHS said she admitted she had been illegally smuggled across the border.
Aurora said she later lost her home and now fears deportation. Her daughter, she said, still wakes up crying, believing she is back in detention.
The Trump administration’s stricter vetting has also sharply extended the time children spend in government custody. According to ORR, the average stay rose from 30 days in fiscal 2024 to 194 days by June 2026.
Another Guatemalan mother, identified only as Marleny, reunited with her teenage son after he spent four months in ORR custody. Two months later, she and her partner were arrested by ICE outside their Texas home while leaving for work.
DHS said agents were executing a criminal search warrant involving Marleny’s partner but did not provide further details.
The arrests left her 17-year-old son caring for his 6-year-old brother alone. After missing an immigration court hearing amid the turmoil, he now faces a deportation order while trying to reopen his case.
