Oversight Agency Says 32,000 Unaccompanied Children Are Missing. But Are They?
Written by Raul Pinto, Deputy Legal Director, Transparency at the American Immigration Council and...
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Tag: unaccompanied children
Government’s Move to Terminate Flores Agreement Could Leave Immigrant Children Unprotected
The Department of Justice asked a court to partially terminate the decades-old agreement that...
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Corrupt US Employers and Smugglers Are Exploiting Migrant Teens for Profit
A skyrocketing number of migrant teens from Central America are finding their way into the...
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Border Patrol’s New Coordinators Are Meant to Help Process Children, But Concerns Linger
A record number of migrant children are arriving to the U.S.-Mexico border alone. In March 2021,...
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What’s Not Being Said About the Border
The current situation at the U.S.-Mexico border—including the rise in immigrant children in U.S....
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How the Biden Administration Should Respond to the Arrival of Unaccompanied Children
Since 2013, the government has struggled to respond to increasing numbers of unaccompanied...
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Government Secretly Held Asylum-Seeking Children in Hotels
The Trump administration has been detaining immigrant children in hotels along the Texas-Mexico...
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No Freedom, Education, or Privacy: Over 2,000 Immigrant Children Detained at the Homestead Shelter
Over 2,000 immigrant children are being detained by the Trump administration at a “temporary...
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‘What’s Next? Drinking Water?’ Government Cuts English Classes, Recreation for Immigrant Children in Shelters
The Trump administration is cutting funds for educational programs, recreation, and legal services...
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As One ‘Tent City’ for Immigrant Children Closes in Texas, Another Opens in Florida
Earlier this month, the Trump administration officially closed the doors of a “tent city” holding over 2,800 immigrant children in Tornillo, Texas. The closure comes after months of public pressure and local organizing. However, any celebration is short-lived. Just days after Tornillo’s closure, the administration announced its plan to increase bed space in another juvenile […]
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