Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA protester holds a sign as ICE agents stand outside of Delaney Hall Immigration Detention Center in Newark (Getty)A report indicates that over 500 babies and toddlers were detained during the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. The study found an average of 25 children aged three or younger were held daily between January 2025 and March 2026, a figure ten times higher than during the previous 12 months under Joe Biden. Between Trump’s second inauguration and March 2026, ICE held at least 175 babies and toddlers for longer than a court-mandated 20-day limit, a violation not observed during the final year of the Joe Biden administration. Medical experts, including Marsha Griffin, co-founder of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Council on Immigrant Child and Family Health, stated that detention is 'probably the most harmful time of their lives' for infants and toddlers. ICE and CoreCivic, a private prison operator, claim they are working to remove 'aliens' from detention and provide necessary supplies and care for detained children. In fullTrump administration detained more than 500 babies and toddlers in immigration crackdownThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Disturbing report shows babies and toddlers held for weeks in immigration detention
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA protester holds a sign as ICE agents stand outside of Delaney Hall Immigration Detention Center in Newark (Getty)A report indicates that over 500 babies and toddlers were detained during the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. The study found an average of 25 children aged three or younger were held daily between January 2025 and March 2026, a figure ten times higher than during the previous 12 months under Joe Biden. Between Trump’s second inauguration and March 2026, ICE held at least 175 babies and toddlers for longer than a court-mandated 20-day limit, a violation not observed during the final year of the Joe Biden administration. Medical experts, including Marsha Griffin, co-founder of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Council on Immigrant Child and Family Health, stated that detention is 'probably the most harmful time of their lives' for infants and toddlers. ICE and CoreCivic, a private prison operator, claim they are working to remove 'aliens' from detention and provide necessary supplies and care for detained children. In fullTrump administration detained more than 500 babies and toddlers in immigration crackdownThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
