Reunited immigrant families grapple with how to repair damage caused by separation

Jul 12 2018 by VICE News

Jose, a 27-year-old Honduran asylum seeker, was reunited with his 3-year-old son on Tuesday after spending nearly two months apart. But even though their initial nightmare is over, Jose worries about the long-term effects.

“His mind is confused, because of the solitude he lived through, without the love of his father or his mother,” Jose said. “He was forgotten. He must have thought that I abandoned him."

Jose was one of a handful of parents reunited with their children on Tuesday at...

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