Actually it was 40,000 over a three year period. The number gets larger if you are including the 5100 children from 2011, etc. On top of this.... Yes, Obama separated families at the border, too https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article213525764.html President Barack Obama separated parents from their children at the border. Obama prosecuted mothers for coming to the United States illegally. He fast tracked deportations. And yes, he housed unaccompanied children in tent cities. For much of the country — and President Donald Trump — the prevailing belief is that Obama was the president who went easier on immigrants. (More at above url)
So you had to delete your post showing the search results for Brownback within 2 minutes of posting it -- because you found you had a mere three or so results while I had dozens. Quite amusing.
From your link "No numbers on children separated from their parents under Obama is available because the Obama administration didn’t keep them, according to Trump DHS officials." LOL Way to destroy your own narrative
Actually there are many sources that provide the numbers by year during the Obama administration... go do a google search.
Here are numbers from 2011 (showing a minimum of 5100 children) in the first link below. The numbers dropped in 2012 and 2013 then went up in 2014, 2015, and 2016 (providing the 40,000 during this three year period). Note however that 2009 to 2013 was considered the peak years for deportations. https://www.raceforward.org/research/reports/shattered-families https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/obamas-deportation-policy-numbers/story?id=41715661 More context and info - https://www.americanimmigrationcoun...zen-children-impacted-immigration-enforcement https://tucson.com/news/when-parent...cle_e72e4768-da4a-53ce-b71c-9852e5f19e46.html https://www.urban.org/sites/default...l-Being-of-Children-in-Immigrant-Families.pdf https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...per/68nfRYZQ&usg=AOvVaw1ofgs-mjplxg-zXa3F26V0
Those show UNACCOMPANIED minors - nothing to do with separating ALL families that show up at the border. We have been through this, throwing a bunch of irrelevant links won't prove your point.
These links are about parents living in the U.S. being deported and their kids landing up in foster care. These links are NOT about unaccompanied minors. I urge you to go read the links and educate yourself.