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Andrew Tate’s Empire of Abuse

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The Babies Left Behind in America

By Caitlin Dickerson · The Atlantic · September 2026

#6 in Human Rights·#20 in Family

The Babies Left Behind in America

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"The United States is deporting parents without their children, creating a whole new family-separation crisis."

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