Project Overview

Our project is about how immigration laws have caused ICE to separate more families across the United States. ICE is a government agency that arrests and sends people back to their home countries if they don’t have the right papers to stay in the U.S. Some parents lose their children when they do this, which tears families apart. Most of the time, this happens in states that are close to the boarder like Texas, Arizona, and California. It has happened the most when the government cracks down on illegal immigration, especially in the late 2010s. ICE stopped or arrested a lot of people during those years, which led to a lot of families being split up. Digital Humanities is about using technology in the cases. We use photos and digital maps to share information online so that people can better understand what is happening to these families. More people can learn about the problem thanks to digital tools. We connect real-life experiences with digital learning by using technology to spread the word. In this project we will be identifying how digital mapping plays a critical role in helping record , and to track the seperation of families by immigration enforcement.

Using Library Science to Map the Child Separation Crisis | WIRED