However, the POTUS has done nothing to address the plight of those youngsters who have already been separated from their parents.

Indeed, Brian Marriott, the senior director of communications for the agency, has said: “It is still very early and we are awaiting further guidance on the matter.

“Reunification is always the ultimate goal.”

This, according to a report by the New York Times, suggests that the children could be connected with other family members or “appropriate” sponsors living in the United States, not necessarily the parent they were separated from at the border.

As such, many advocates have expressed concern as to how – or if – the displaced children will be reunited with their parents.

Sarah Valdes, the supervising attorney of the children’s program in the Austin office of Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services(RAICES), told Vanity Fair: “After having been traumatized, separated from their families, and after finally having been able to live with an aunt or their parents who have been released from detention and finally trying to acclimate and build their lives, they still have an entire immigration proceeding ahead of them.”

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