migrant children Archives

Advocates Allege ICE Neglecting 5-Year-Old with Head Injury

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement defended the care given to the 5-year-old, whom the agency...

Migrants Scuffle with Mexican Troops along Border River

Hundreds of Central American migrants waded across the Suchiate River into southern Mexico in a...

Report: Teen Who Died in US Custody Unresponsive for Hours

A flu-ridden 16-year-old from Guatemala writhed in agony inside a U.S. Border Patrol cell and...

Trump Administration Puts Tough New Asylum Rule into Effect

A new level of despair spread among tens of thousands of migrants waiting on the...

Shuttered Shelter for Migrant Kids Reopens in Phoenix

A national provider of shelters for immigrant children has reopened one of two Arizona facilities...

States Sue over Rollback of Child Immigrant Protections

Nineteen states are suing over the Trump administration's effort to alter a federal agreement that...

Migrant Children Programs Report Drivers Harassing Buses

Officials say drivers have been following and harassing buses transporting the children of seasonal and...

ACLU: 911 Children Split at Border Since 2018 Court Order

More than 900 children have been separated from their families at the border since a...

Asylum-Seeker Talks About Daughter’s Death after US Custody

A Guatemalan mother seeking asylum told a House panel that she came to the United...

New Holding Center for Migrant Children Opens in Texas

The Department of Health and Human Services said about 225 children are being held at...

Group Say Conditions Dire for Asylum Seekers Stuck in Mexico

Several asylum seekers were attacked, kidnapped or sexually assaulted in Mexico while waiting for court...

Trump Signs Humanitarian Aid Package to Bolster Migrant Care

Many Democratic lawmakers were hoping for more.