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Migrant Children
Trump Administration Plans to Detain Children at Former Japanese Internment Camp
The administration's decision to send over a thousand migrant children to the base was met with horror.
How Trump’s Immigration Policies Led to Child Deaths at Border
Before last year, it had been more than a decade since a child died in the custody of U.S. immigration officials.
The Migrant Child Separation Scandal Keeps Growing
The Trump administration is acknowledging that there may be thousands more missing immigrant children than reported.
DHS Secretary Blames Parents and Open Borders Advocates for Deaths of Children
Human rights groups demanded an independent probe into the deaths of two children in US Border Patrol custody.
In Immigrant Children’s Shelters, Sexual Assault Cases Are Open and Shut
Across the country, kids are reporting sexual assaults in immigrant children’s shelters.
No One Knows What’s Happening in This Tent City for Migrant Kids
The secrecy surrounding the camp has alarmed lawyers and advocates who question the conditions inside.
Government Could Hold Migrant Families Indefinitely Under New Plan
The new federal plan would also end critical court protections for immigrant children.
Immigrant Children Still Being Drugged at Shelter Despite Judge’s Order
A federal judge told the government to stop nonconsensually medicating immigrant children held at a Texas shelter.
Trump Administration Hints It May Resume Family Separation at Border
Lee Gelernt, deputy director of the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project, discusses more.
Trump Administration Transfers Immigrant Youth to Tent Camp With No Schooling
The “pop-up city” was expanded last month to be able to hold 3,800 children.