Child Migrant Detention

• U.S. held nearly 70K migrant children in custody in 2019

  That’s more children detained away from their parents than any other country, according to United Nations researchers.

  World

  Nov 12, 2019
  
• Migrant children separated from parents at U.S.-Mexico border traumatized: report

  Migrant children stay in the shelters, run by government-funded organizations, until released to a sponsor, usually a parent or close relative.

  World

  Sep 4, 2019
  
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• Florida detention facility housing migrant children emptying out: Officials

  The camp has housed about 14,300 undocumented children in total since March 2018, the largest such facility in the country.

  World

  Aug 3, 2019
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• New York mayor says Trump admin sent migrant children to NYC without telling him

  New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says the Trump administration housed hundreds of migrant children in New York City without his knowledge. 

  World

  Jun 21, 2018