Immigration News Blog
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Children on the Run: U.S. Detains Thousands of Young Migrants Seeking Safety, Family Reunification
U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports over 47,000
unaccompanied children have been detained so far this year after
crossing the border, almost double the number for all of 2013 and almost
five times the number from 2009. President Obama has described the
situation as a "humanitarian crisis." Some of the children have been
detained in shocking conditions. Over 1,000 children are reportedly
being held at a warehouse in Nogales, Arizona,...
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