The violent rhetoric and actions of this administration can’t hide the basic truths: children and families are fleeing horrific violence, violence the Trump Administration acknowledges is real. They come to our border seeking safety, refuge, and the chance at seeking asylum. We tear their families apart, sending parents to jail and their children into a system alone. Through our work with unaccompanied children, RAICES stands in these spaces where children are alone as their advocates and we witness the trauma and injustice of hundreds of children being taken from their families.