In line with the existing US policy, the families of undocumented migrants are not separated before deportation, and are either kept together in specialized facilities or released before their deportation hearings.
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The United States could start sending parents to adult detention centers, while children could be sent to separate juvenile detention facilities or to the so-called sponsors, who could be the children's relatives living in the country, The New York Times reported on Thursday.
During his presidential campaign, incumbent US leader Donald Trump repeatedly promised to fight undocumented migration to the United States by introducing a set of measures, including tough immigration legislation and the construction of a wall at the US-Mexican border.
