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U.S. held nearly 70K migrant children in custody in 2019That’s more children detained away from their parents than any other country, according to United Nations researchers.WorldNov 12, 2019
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Crackdown on migrant caravan lands hundreds in detention facility in MexicoMexico has offered refugees the possibility of obtaining work and residency permits to stay in southern Mexico, far from the U.S. border. But those asylum permits are slow-coming.WorldOct 13, 2019
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UN human rights chief ‘alarmed’ by detention of child migrants, climate change``We are burning up our future -- literally,'' Bachelet said. ``The world has never seen a threat to human rights of this scope. This is not a situation where any country, any institution, any policymaker can stand on the sidelines.''WorldSep 9, 2019
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Migrant children separated from parents at U.S.-Mexico border traumatized: reportMigrant children stay in the shelters, run by government-funded organizations, until released to a sponsor, usually a parent or close relative.WorldSep 4, 2019
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Mumps sweeps through U.S. immigration detention facilities, sickening hundredsNearly 900 migrants and several staffers caught the mumps at detention facilities across the U.S.HealthAug 29, 2019
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19 states suing over Trump administration’s rollback of child immigrant protectionsA 1997 agreement known as the Flores settlement says immigrant children must be kept in the least restrictive setting and generally shouldn’t spend more than 20 days in detention.WorldAug 26, 2019
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The U.S.-Mexico migrant crisis: What is really happening at the border?The situation at the U.S.-Mexico border has been called an "invasion," a "national emergency" and a "humanitarian crisis." But what's really happening?WorldAug 22, 2019
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Florida detention facility housing migrant children emptying out: OfficialsThe camp has housed about 14,300 undocumented children in total since March 2018, the largest such facility in the country.WorldAug 3, 2019
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Plan to house migrant children at Oklahoma army base haltedThe Trump administration no longer needs to detain migrant children at an Oklahoma Army base and preparations to house them there have stopped, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement.WorldJul 27, 2019
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Trump’s new asylum ban could put more strain on immigrant detention facilitiesA sharp drop in illegal border crossings, coming during a seasonal decline as summer heat sets in, has eased pressure temporarily.WorldJul 17, 2019
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