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A judicial file maintains that still There are lawyers looking for the parents of 270 migrant children that were separated on the border with Mexico under the government of Donald Trump.
Although the figure is lower compared to the 303 of September, represents that there are still families that have not been able to be reunited and live under the drama of ‘zero tolerance’.
The government headed by Joe Biden maintains a commitment to help families who have already been reunified , as part of a working group on family reunification. This group, since its inception, has managed to get 58 children to return to their parents.
Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security has established a process by which it accepts requests for parole, while the Department of Health and Human Services works to facilitate services to support families .
Meanwhile, the Department of State is working on a simplified system to process requests for travel documents within the territory. For its part, the Department of Justice participates in the negotiation efforts on the agreements in this regard .
In addition, the federal government launched a new site in September to assist in family reunification: Together.gov or Together.gov , which provides a registration form to help people who are still far from their loved ones. It also offers information.
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