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Feb 13
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Inside The Largest And Most Controversial Shelter For Migrant Children In The U.S.

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Inside The Largest And Most Controversial Shelter For Migrant Children In The U.S.

John Burnett, NPR (February 13, 2019)

Thousands of migrant children continue to arrive at the Southern border every month, without their parents, to ask for asylum. The government sends many of them to an emergency intake shelter in South Florida. That facility has come under intense scrutiny because it’s the only child shelter for immigrants that’s run by a for-profit corporation and the only one that isn’t overseen by state regulators.

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Feb 13
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49,000 Texas Children Could See Their Parents Lose Temporary Protected Status

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49,000 Texas Children Could See Their Parents Lose Temporary Protected Status

Elizabeth Trovall, Houston Public Media (February 13, 2019)

A total of 49,000 Texas children have a parent with Temporary Protected Status from El Salvador, Honduras or Haiti, according to a study by the Center for American Progress. The parents of those children could lose their immigration status if federal courts side with the Trump administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the vast majority of those protected.

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Feb 13
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Mexican Authorities Are Stopping Unaccompanied Kids From Seeking Asylum In The US At Every Turn

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Mexican Authorities Are Stopping Unaccompanied Kids From Seeking Asylum In The US At Every Turn

Adolfo Flores, BuzzFeed News (February 13, 2019)

Mexican authorities have been apprehending unaccompanied migrant children as they are escorted by attorneys to United States border crossings to request asylum, in some cases placing the kids in protective services where their only options are to request refuge in Mexico or be deported back to their home country.

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Feb 08
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Two Lawmakers Call for End to Unlicensed Migrant Children Detention Facilities

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Two Lawmakers Call for End to Unlicensed Migrant Children Detention Facilities

Graham Kates, CBS News (February 8, 2019)

Democratic members of the Senate and House announced legislation that seeks to make unlicensed detention facilities for unaccompanied migrant children illegal. If it becomes law, it would effectively shutter the country’s largest facility in Homestead, Florida.

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Jan 26
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Fear Of Deportation Or Green Card Denial Deters Some Parents From Getting Kids Care

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Fear Of Deportation Or Green Card Denial Deters Some Parents From Getting Kids Care

Ashley Lopez, NPR (January 26, 2019)

As U.S. immigration enforcement becomes stricter under the Trump administration, more immigrant families are cutting ties with health care services and other critical government programs, according to child advocates who work with these families.

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Jan 26
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The Trump Administration Is Working to Deport More Legal Immigrants

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The Trump Administration Is Working to Deport More Legal Immigrants

Kanyakrit Vongkiatkajorn, Mother Jones (January 26, 2019)

Earlier this month, as outrage continued over the Trump administration’s family separation policies, another immigration agency quietly introduced several changes that could threaten even more immigrants, many of them here legally, with deportation.

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Jan 24
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Lawsuits Allege ‘Grave Harm’ To Immigrant Children In Detention

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Lawsuits Allege ‘Grave Harm’ To Immigrant Children In Detention

John Burnett, NPR (January 24, 2019)

The Trump administration’s treatment of more than 10,000 immigrant children held in custody at shelters across the nation is coming under intense scrutiny. Numerous lawsuits claim the government is using the system of child confinement as a way to punish and deport kids and their families.

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Jan 23
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Migrant Children in U.S. Are Being Held in Unlicensed Shelters, Lawyers Say

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Migrant Children in U.S. Are Being Held in Unlicensed Shelters, Lawyers Say

Graham Kates, CBS News (January 23, 2019)

Some facilities holding unaccompanied migrant children are operating illegally without licenses and committing several other violations, according to a team of lawyers who oversee a court-ordered agreement dictating where — and how — the government can house the children.

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