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. Continue reading
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… Continue watching
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… Continue watching
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… Continue watching
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… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch 4:37 A firsthand report of ‘inhumane conditions’ at a migrant children’s detention facility The Associated Press details grave conditions inside a Texas migrant detention facility where 250 infants, children and teenagers were being held without adequate food, water or sanitation during a recent visit. Warren Binford, a law professor at Willamette University, joins… Continue watching
Jun 06 U.S. opens new mass shelter in Texas for migrant children By Garance Burke, Associated Press The federal government is opening a new mass facility to hold migrant children in Texas and considering detaining hundreds more youths on three military bases around the country, adding a total of 3,000 new beds to the already overtaxed system. Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 5:04 News Wrap: U.S., Mexico hold trade talks amid looming tariff threat In our news wrap Wednesday, U.S. and Mexican officials held trade talks as President Trump's threatened 5 percent tariff on all Mexican imports looms. Trump has said the tariffs will go into effect June 10 unless Mexico does more to… Continue watching
Jan 11 All migrant children to be moved from Tornillo, once the largest U.S. shelter for migrant children By Joshua Barajas All children being held at the emergency detention camp will have been transferred to another facility in the agency’s shelter network or discharged to a sponsor, Lynn Johnson, assistant secretary of HHS’ Administration for Children and Families, said in a… Continue reading
Dec 19 What changes to this fingerprinting rule could mean for migrant children in U.S. custody By Joshua Barajas The government is expected to release 2,000 or so migrant children to designated sponsors in the coming days. Continue reading