AdvertisementTrump Administration: Migrant Families Can Be Detained For More Than 20 DaysJune 29, 2018Tanya Ballard BrownfacebookEmailPeople demonstrate in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, demanding an end to the separation of migrant children from their parents. On Friday, the Justice Department said in a court filing that "the government will not separate families but detain families together during the pendency of immigration proceedings." (AFP/Getty Images)