Dec 9, 2025 · Yes — facilities with chain‑link enclosures often described as “cages” were used to hold migrant children under the Obama administration, especially during the 2014 surge; those …

Aug 26, 2020 · A meme about a recent speech is true. The facilities were built during the Obama era -- and were intended to hold migrant children for up to 72 hours.

Jun 19, 2018 · Several former Obama administration officials took to social media and news outlets last month to explain a gallery of years-old photos that showed immigrant children …

Aug 18, 2020 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama assailed President Donald Trump on Monday for ripping migrant children from their parents and throwing them into cages, picking …

Sep 12, 2019 · Joe Biden claimed that a key difference between the administrations of Barack Obama and Donald Trump is that Obama didn’t "lock people up in cages."

Oct 27, 2020 · Last week's Trump-Biden debate raised questions about which administration first caged kids separated from their parents. We examined the record.

Sep 13, 2019 · “We didn’t lock people up in cages, we didn’t separate families,” Biden said, drawing a distinction between former President Obama’s immigration policies with those of …

Nov 3, 2020 · Under President Barack Obama, the U.S. government purchased an empty warehouse and converted it into a sprawling facility with a capacity for 1,500 detainees who …

Nov 30, 2025 · Political actors weaponized the imagery and terminology: Democrats used “kids in cages” to criticize Trump’s separations while Trump and allies pointed to Obama‑era …

Oct 23, 2020 · The phrase “kids in cages” has become a catchall for the Trump administration’s approach to immigration enforcement in recent years, to the president’s evident frustration.