Actions taken by the US federal government during the past 18 months suggest that the health and welfare of children, particularly children from marginalized groups, may no longer be a priority. The most recent example is the policy of separating children from their parents when the family enters the United States illegally or seeks asylum at the border. In the face of mounting public and political pressure the Trump administration reversed its policy, but more than 2300 children have been removed from their parents at the border in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona and sent to 17 different states as far away as Illinois, New York, and Washington State.1 A federal judge ruled that family separation must stop, reunification must occur within 30 days, and children younger than 5 years must be reunited with their parents within 14 days, but reunification plans remain vague. As of July 10, some children have been reunited with their families, but more than 2000 remain separated from their parents.2 The immediate consequences of separating children from their parents may be easy to comprehend— anxiety, loss of appetite, poor sleeping, withdrawal, or aggressive behavior. Reports of children who are

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将移民儿童与父母分开的联邦政策对儿童健康的潜在影响

美国联邦政府在过去 18 个月中采取的行动表明，儿童，尤其是边缘化群体儿童的健康和福利可能不再是优先事项。最近的例子是当家庭非法进入美国或在边境寻求庇护时，将儿童与父母分开的政策。面对越来越大的公众和政治压力，特朗普政府改变了政策，但在德克萨斯州、新墨西哥州和亚利桑那州的边境，已有 2300 多名儿童与父母分离，并被送往远至伊利诺伊州的 17 个不同州，纽约州和华盛顿州。1 联邦法官裁定必须停止家庭分离，必须在 30 天内重新团聚，并且 5 岁以下的儿童必须在 14 天内与父母团聚，但统一计划仍然模糊不清。截至 7 月 10 日，部分儿童已与家人团聚，但仍有 2000 多人与父母失散。 2 儿童与父母分离的直接后果可能很容易理解——焦虑、食欲不振、睡眠不佳、退缩，或攻击性行为。儿童的报告