Unaccompanied minor

an illustration of the silhouettes of children on a detention center building

US government uses several clandestine shelters to detain immigrant children

March 19, 2019

A Reveal investigation finds the resettlement agency relies on clandestine shelters to hold unaccompanied minors.

Migrant children outside playing on a playground at Casa Combes, a shelter for migrant kids in Harlingen, Texas. Photographed on June 23, 2018.

The government faces deadlines to reunite migrant families. It’s unclear if it will meet them.

June 28, 2018Immigration

Border fence at Friendship Park, Tijuana

Without lawyers, 90% of children crossing into the US alone seeking safety could be sent back

October 15, 2014Justice

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Central American kids wait in life-or-death limbo to see if they can stay in the US

October 6, 2014Justice

Girls stand in a dorm at the shelter for underage immigrants and repatriated minors in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

Why so many undocumented kids continue to cross the border from Mexico into the US without their parents

June 26, 2014Global Politics