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This is what happens to child migrants found alone at the border, from the moment they cross into the US until age 18

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This is what happens to child migrants found alone at the border, from the moment they cross into the US until age 18

This article details the process that unaccompanied minors go through when they arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border, through the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, and beyond.

Biden Administration Gives More Discretion to Prosecutors to Pursue or Drop Immigration Cases

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Biden Administration Gives More Discretion to Prosecutors to Pursue or Drop Immigration Cases

Raymond G. Lahoud, The National Law Review (June 22, 2021)

ICE issued a memo in late May that expanded on ICE prosecutors’ discretion to dismiss cases of certain immigrants, e.g., long-time permanent residents; the pregnant, elderly, or those with serious health condition; or those who’ve been in the U.S. since a young age.

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