Ederson Galicia Alva

The Trump administration has re-separated dozens of children from their families a second time, despite a legal settlement meant to prevent such separations. Eleven-year-old Ederson Galicia Alva was separated from his mother in 2018 and again in 2022, later reuniting in Florida after a federal judge ruled the government's actions illegal.

The Trump administration has re-separated dozens of children from their families a second time, despite a legal settlement meant to prevent such actions. An 11-year-old boy, Ederson Galicia Alva, was separated from his mother twice, including once in 2018 under the first Trump administration's family separation policy and again in 2023, leading to legal challenges and federal court interventions.

The Trump administration has re-separated dozens of children from their families a second time, despite a legal settlement meant to prevent such separations. Ederson Galicia Alva, a child separated from his mother twice, was reunited with her in Florida after a federal judge ruled the government's actions illegal. Current policies under Trump's second term involve detaining and deporting parents, leading to renewed family separations.

The AP investigation found that the U.S. government has re-separated dozens of children from their families under Trump’s second administration, despite a legal settlement to prevent such separations. Ederson Galicia Alva, separated from his mother twice, and others were affected, with a federal judge ruling the government acted illegally in some cases.

The Trump administration has re-separated dozens of children from their families, including Ederson Galicia Alva, who was separated twice from his mother despite legal protections. A federal judge ruled the government acted illegally, and an ACLU attorney criticized the re-traumatization of children affected by prior family separation policies.