The family separation crisis has officially passed its peak. More than half of the families once separated have been reunited; the number of remaining separated families has fallen from thousands to hundreds, and is likely, under judicial supervision, to continue falling.
But family separation was always only the tip of the iceberg. It was one tactic in a broader strategic battle the Trump administration has been fighting since the days after Donald Trump's inauguration.
The administration's ultimate goal is to radically reduce the number of people coming into the US without papers to seek asylum here.
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