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WATCH: House committee discusses federal response to unaccompanied children at the border

By News Desk and Associated Press

Politics Mar 24

Watch 8:52
Biden tasks Harris with diplomatic efforts to stem migration amid growing border influx

The White House is moving today to limit the humanitarian — and political — damage from the migrant challenge. President Joe Biden has put Vice President Kamala Harris in charge of the effort to stem immigration from Central America, and…

By Amna Nawaz, Lena I. Jackson, Harry Zahn, Julia Galiano-Rios

Nation Mar 23

Watch 6:34
HHS to open new holding facility as migrant presence, confusion on border grows

The Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday announced it will build yet another influx shelter to handle the growing number of unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, and mitigate the risks of the spread of COVID-19…

By Amna Nawaz, Lena I. Jackson, Adam Raney, Leah Nagy, Julia Galiano-Rios

Politics Mar 22

Watch 7:01
Why thousands of immigrant children have spent more time than legally allowed at border

Amid an influx of immigrant children arriving at the southern border, new images have surfaced from inside the overcrowded facilities on the U.S. side. The Biden administration on Monday sent officials to Mexico to discuss efforts to stem migration north.

By Amna Nawaz, Adam Raney, Meredith Lee, Lena I. Jackson, Julia Galiano-Rios

Nation Mar 16

Hundreds of children have been held by Border Patrol for more than 10 days. The legal limit is 72 hours

The sudden surge is leading to conditions reminiscent of those seen during previous increases in crossings in 2018-2019, during which six migrant children died in U.S. government custody.

By Amna Nawaz

Jul 22

AP exclusive: Trump administration holds migrant children in U.S. hotels, then expels them

By Associated Press

The Trump administration is detaining immigrant children as young as 1 in hotels, sometimes for weeks, before deporting them to their home countries under policies that have effectively shut down the nation’s asylum system.

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May 20

Watch 5:58
How the Trump administration is leveraging COVID-19 to tighten immigration

The Trump administration is saying increased security on the U.S.-Mexico border is necessary to prevent the coronavirus' spread. As a result, more than 900 migrant children were deported in March and April shortly after they reached the border -- much…

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Mar 05

Watch 6:34
Why it was so difficult for HHS to reunite separated migrant families

A new watchdog report reveals troubling details about how the U.S. government handled the separation of migrant families as a result of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy. The litany of failures includes communication breakdown, lack of planning and insufficient…

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Sep 06

Watch 7:14
The longer children are in detention, the more their health deteriorates, says DHHS

Medical professionals and children’s welfare advocates have warned of health risks from detaining migrant children and separating them from family members. Now, a government agency has delivered a comprehensive report on the issue. Lisa Desjardins talks to Ann Maxwell, assistant…

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Jun 24

Watch 3:00
News Wrap: Children being moved from El Paso detention center

In our news wrap Monday, there’s word the U.S. government is moving most of the 300-plus children held at a Border Patrol station near El Paso, Texas. The Associated Press had reported kids were going without food, showers and care…

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