Immigration Enforcement Harms Children, Drives Family Separation, Speakers at Democratic Forum Say

March 18, 2026 World News

Madalaine Elhabbal
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut; Sen. Mazie Hirano, D-Hawaii; and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, hear testimony on March 17, 2026, during a forum on immigration enforcement impact on children who have been detained or separated from their families.

More than 3,800 children, including 20 infants, were detained by U.S. immigration authorities from January to October 2025, according to data shared by the Immigrants’ Rights Clinic.

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