- Officials said in 2017 that separated migrants under 12 couldn't find parents again on their own | The memo, written by federal prosecutors in Texas, was never sent to Washington. The Trump administration launched its family separation policy in mid-2018 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/officials-said-2017-separated-migrants-under-12-couldn-t-find-n1242439 4 comments politics