In a 5-4 decision June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump's travel ban on people entering the U.S. from some Muslim-majority countries, saying the president's action was within his power.
Hundreds of American adults have called the Washington headquarters of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops seeking to provide foster care for the separated children.
Although the executive order President Donald Trump signed ended the policy of separating children from their parents by directing that families be detained together as they await criminal proceedings, the over 2,000 children already separated from their parents will suffer for the rest of their lives as a result of the separation, according to Sriram.
Catholic Extension announced it has established a Family Reunification Fund as "a response to the human tragedy unfolding on the nation's southern border" with Mexico.