The separation of children from their immigrant parents along the border has drawn international attention this year, but similar separations also take place far away from the border.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that in Georgia when a parent is deported or detained, their children may be placed in foster care if there’s no other relative to take care of them.
If that happens, lawyers and officials from other countries say parents may have to go through a difficult process to get their child back, a process that can be particularly difficult if the child is a U.S. citizen.
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