The Trump administration’s practice of tearing apart and incarcerating thousands of migrant families in a cruel attempt to deter them from seeking safety in this country is outrageous.

Now, longafter acourt-ordered reunification deadlinein July, hundreds of families that were separated have yet to be reunited. Andarecent reportrevealedthat the Trump administration mightnot have releasedfullchild-separation numbers. Thousands more children than were originally reported may have beentaken from their families. And even after thatcourt order, children have continued to beseparated.

As the horrors of separation continue, we often fail to consider that women (especially women of color) bear the brunt of the national incarceration crisesincluding incarcerations at the border. In order to liberate themfrom this burden, we must empower them.