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Migrant Children
Biden Administration Struggles With Surge of Unaccompanied Migrant Children
News reports show more than 3,500 children were detained at the border in just the first nine days of March.
Number of Seized Migrant Children That Cannot Be Reunited With Parents Now 666
The initial undercount was attributed to the government not providing phone number contacts for 129 of the minors.
“Don’t Fear the Virus” Is Genocidal Rhetoric. We Mourn in Rebellion.
Migrant children and others caged in the path of COVID-19 will not be flown to Walter Reed.
ICE Is Making Sure Migrant Kids Don’t Have COVID, and Then Expelling Them
The administration has used infection risk to justify expelling thousands of children without legal protections.
Migrant Children Secretly Held in Hampton Inn Hotels Before Expulsion From US
Hundreds who came to the U.S. seeking asylum were secretly held in hotels for days, often with little or no paper trail.
House Dems Demand Trump Admin Stop Rushing Deportations of Migrant Children
Democratic congressional leaders expressed alarm at the sudden acceleration.
The Courts Won’t Free Migrant Children Because of COVID-19. We Must.
Migrant jails don’t need court orders to expedite the release of children in custody. We must pressure them to do so.
No One Knows How Many Immigrant Kids Have Disappeared in US Custody
For six years, a North Carolina family has tried to find out what the U.S. government did with its children.
On Universal Children’s Day, It’s Time to Stop Imprisoning Kids Everywhere
Let's use the momentum against migrant child detention to end U.S. complicity in locking up kids everywhere.
Trump Reportedly Moving to Deport Kids With Cancer and Deadly Illnesses
The administration is ending a protection that allows people to stay in the country while receiving life-saving care.