The Trump administration is removing hundreds of migrant children already living in the US from their homes and placing them in government custody, sometimes separating them from their families and making it harder for them to be released, according to multiple insiders.
President Donald Trump and his senior aides have frequently criticized the Biden administration over the surge of unaccompanied children arriving at the southern border. They claim that many of these children remain unaccounted for and may be in unsafe conditions. This has driven the Trump administration to launch a major campaign, creating a temporary "war room" to analyze sensitive data and send federal agents to children’s homes across the country.
Immigration remains a deeply divisive issue in the US, but how much do you know about its history? In this gallery, we take you through a timeline of key events in US immigration history, all the way up to Trump's new strategy. Click on and get to know more.