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HEALTHJun 18 · 09:00 UTCKFF HEALTH NEWSClaudia Boyd-Barrett

Arrests of Immigrant Parents Create Mental Health Crisis for Children

Damian Zermeño, a U.S.-born teenager, was separated from his father after his father was deported during a routine check-in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Trump administration’s deportation policies have caused hundreds of thousands of children, mostly U.S. citizens, to face mental health crises due to separation from parents, leading to issues like anxiety, depression, and developmental delays.

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