Bipartisan senators rebuke White House move to end legal aid for unaccompanied minors
The letter obtained by NPR marks a rare bipartisan critique from Capitol Hill of the administration's immigration policy.
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ICE officers granted access to unaccompanied minors database
Trump administration officials say the move was necessary "to build a culture of child safety and accountability." But advocates say they fear the administration will use it for immigration enforcement.
U.S. Selects Greensboro Site To House Unaccompanied Minors
The site of the former American Hebrew Academy in Greensboro will become a housing and education facility for unaccompanied refugee children.
U.S. Considers Greensboro Site To House Unaccompanied Minors
Federal officials are considering a former Greensboro private school as a transitional housing site for unaccompanied refugee minors.
Number Of Unaccompanied Minors Entering U.S. Soared In February
The swelling number of minors has left CBP scrambling to quickly move children from detention in crude holding cells built to house adult men to temporary shelters appropriate for adolescents.
Judge Blocks Deportation Of Honduran Teenager Due To Pandemic
The 16-year-old boy was to be deported Wednesday under a new administration policy that applies federal health statutes, intended to mitigate the spread of disease, to immigration cases.
Federal Judge Considers Release of Migrant Children In Custody As COVID-19 Spreads
A federal judge in California wants all minors who were apprehended crossing into the U.S. alone to be released in an orderly fashion. But she refrained from mandating their immediate release.
Administration Cuts Education And Legal Services For Unaccompanied Minors
The Office of Refugee Resettlement is telling migrant shelters to scale back on activities that are "not directly necessary for the protection of life and safety."
Immigrant Advocates Ask Court To Release Unaccompanied Minors Detained In Florida
A court settlement limits how long the government can detain immigrant minors. Administration officials say that facilities that hold the minors are only temporary.
Opinion: A Showcase Of 'Uncaged Art' By Children Once Detained
NPR's Scott Simon explores an art exhibit in El Paso, Texas, by unaccompanied minors detained at the now-closed Tornillo Children's Detention center.