migrant children

Politics / Issues

Deaths Of Migrant Children Haunt Former Official As Border Surge Increases

Franco Ordoñez
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John Sanders led U.S. Customs and Border Protection under the Trump administration. At least five children died after being detained during the last surge, and he fears "history is repeating itself."
Politics / Issues

House GOP Leader Blasts Biden At Southern Border As Democrats Ready Immigration Bills

Barbara Sprunt
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Kevin McCarthy's trip comes amid a jump in the number of migrants showing up at the border, especially unaccompanied children. Democrats say the GOP lawmakers' visit was a political stunt.
Local / State

Florida Migrant Teen Detention Center Sees Dramatic Downsize

By Adriana Gomez Licon / The Associated PressThe nation's largest facility for migrant children has released hundreds of teens to relatives in recent…
Local / State

Attorney Describes 'Prison-Like' Conditions of Homestead Detention Facility

Chris Remington
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The Trump administration announced Wednesday it will be drastically cutting federal aid to migrant childhood detention facilities. The largest childhood...

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