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With Renewed Attention on the Border, These 8 Documentaries Illuminate U.S. Immigration Policies Involving Kids
These collected FRONTLINE documentaries chronicle the past decade of immigration policy in America and its varied impacts, offering context for the present moment.
March 31, 2021
“Separated: Children at the Border” Wins FRONTLINE’s Second Peabody Award of 2019
The documentary joins “The Facebook Dilemma” among this year’s Peabody winners.
April 23, 2019
Trump Tightens Asylum Policy in Latest Effort to Curtail Immigration
The signing of Friday’s proclamation is the latest step in the administration’s effort to prevent asylum-seekers from crossing the southern border except at official ports of entry.
November 9, 2018
How Trump’s Family Separation Policy Has Affected Parents
The Trump administration's family separation policy has created additional trauma for parents and children that experts worry will cause lifelong health repercussions.
August 2, 2018
"We Have to Control Our Border": Thomas Homan, Former Acting ICE Director
Thomas Homan served as acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the Trump administration until the end of June. On July 17, 2018, he sat down with FRONTLINE's Martin Smith.
July 31, 2018
A Father and Daughter Reunite, But Trauma Follows Them Home
Six-year-old Meybelin was separated from her father when they crossed the U.S. border. Since they were reunited, those who know her say she's different now.
July 31, 2018
Former Acting ICE Director Reacts to Audio of Separated Children
In an interview for the new FRONTLINE documentary, “Separated: Children at the Border,” Thomas Homan says he hadn't heard the ProPublica audio of separated children. Then, correspondent Martin Smith plays it for him.
July 30, 2018
After Deadline to Reunite Them, Hundreds of Children Remain Separated
The government has failed to reunite more than 700 children, in part because some parents have already been deported.
July 27, 2018
Coming in July on FRONTLINE
This month on FRONTLINE, see new investigations of sex abuse by UN peacekeepers in conflict zones, and family separations at the U.S.-Mexico border.
July 10, 2018
Help Us Investigate Family Separations at the Border
Do you know of a family that's been separated at the border? Help FRONTLINE investigate.
June 27, 2018
Home Video DVDs of Separated: Children at the Border are available from ShopPBS.
Educational DVDs of Separated: Children at the Border are available from ShopPBS for Teachers.