The Children ICE Left Behind — and the US Ignores Them

The Trump administration has detained 400,000 immigrants from interior arrests since January 2025. But how many children did it leave behind?  In this episode of The RAID Podcast, John Carlos Frey breaks down a landmark May 2026 study from the Brookings Institution and Georgetown University — the most detailed estimate yet of how many children in America have been separated from their parents by ICE detention. The numbers are staggering and the government? It's keeping no reliable count.  Source: "How many children are affected by parental immigrant detention?" — Brookings Institution, May 2026 https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-many-children-are-affected-by-parental-immigrant-detention/  https://theraidpodcast.org/ Disclaimer: The statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants on this program are solely their own and do not necessarily represent those of the distributor of the program and any person or entity affiliated with said distributor ("distributor's affiliates").  The distributor and distributor's affiliates are not responsible for, and shall not be liable for, the statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants, or for any content that appears on the program.      Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.