migrant children

The federal court ruling in a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union also states that children under the age of 5 must be reunited with families within two weeks.

Southwest Key has, for many years, operated shelters that house unaccompanied migrant children. The family separation policy shined a spotlight on that work — and raised uncomfortable questions.

The children of migrant farm workers are some of the country's poorest, most undereducated and hardest to track down. Programs like one in southern Indiana are working to change that.