Dec 19 More migrant kids held in mass shelters, AP investigation finds By Garance Burke, Martha Mendoza, Associated Press Decades after the U.S. stopped institutionalizing kids because large orphanages were causing lasting trauma, it is happening again. The federal government has placed most of the 14,300 migrant children in its care in detention centers and facilities packed with hundreds,… Continue reading
Nov 29 The Tornillo shelter for migrant children was supposed to close after 30 days. Here’s why it’s still open By Joshua Barajas, Amna Nawaz An emergency detention camp that opened this summer to help with an influx of migrant children was supposed to close after 30 days. But today, it remains open, and has become the largest shelter for migrant children, housing at least… Continue reading
Jun 25 Migrant detainees to be housed at 2 military bases in Texas, Mattis says By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Trump administration has chosen an Army base and an Air Force base, both in Texas, to house detained migrants swept up in the federal government's crackdown on illegal immigration, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Monday. Continue reading
Jun 21 Pentagon agrees to provide housing for 20,000 detained migrant children By Robert Burns, Associated Press A defense official says the Pentagon has agreed to provide housing on military bases for up to 20,000 migrant children detained after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Jun 21 Justice Department asks federal judge to remove 20-day detention limit on immigrant families By Nomaan Merchant, Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press The Department of Justice asked a federal judge to change the rules regarding the detention of immigrant families who enter the country illegally, seeking permission to detain them for longer than 20 days in an effort to keep children with… Continue reading
Jun 21 Immigrant children allege abuse at Virginia detention center By Michael Biesecker, Jake Pearson, Garance Burke, Associated Press Multiple detainees say guards at the Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center near Staunton, Virginia, stripped them of their clothes and strapped them to chairs with bags placed over their heads. Continue reading
Jun 01 What happens when a child arrives at the U.S. border? By Patty Gorena Morales, Joshua Barajas It’s not immediately clear how Trump's policies are affecting children who arrive at the border alone, or those arrive with and are separated from their parents. But here's what we know about how minors are treated when they try to… Continue reading
May 31 Watch 9:23 Outgoing ICE director says separating parents and children is ‘sad’ but part of the job By Judy Woodruff, Julie Percha Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Thomas Homan says he sees a lot of sad situations with parents being separated from children, but he has a job to do. Homan, who has served under six U.S. presidents and will… Continue watching
Apr 26 Federal officials lose track of nearly 1,500 migrant children By Garance Burke, Associated Press Federal officials lost track of nearly 1,500 migrant children last year after a government agency placed the minors in the homes of adult sponsors in communities across the country. Continue reading
May 21 Number of unaccompanied child migrants surged in recent years By Michael D. Regan More than 300,000 children have been discovered unaccompanied in recent years, up from 66,000 children in 2010 and 2011, according to a UNICEF report. Continue reading