Toddler Used as Face of Family Separation was Never Separated From Her Mother

Chances are, you’ve seen this photo a lot over the past week. It was purported to show a young Honduran girl crying after being seperated from her mother, As a result of President Trump’s “zero-tolerance” policy towards illegal immigration. But it turns out, that girl was never separated from her mother. Her father, Denis Hernandez, explained to The Washington Post that she is with her mother in a family detention center in Texas. Hernandez to the Daily Mail The photo has been widely circulated by many media outlets and activists. Time magazine used the girl’s photo for its “Welcome to America” cover.