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A school campus with small blue buildings

Newcomer students face daunting obstacles to graduate. This California high school makes it possible.

Often, migrant teens have to work to pay for their own rent or help with family expenses.  High school can be overwhelming. Rusdale High School, just for immigrant students 16 or older, accommodates their needs to help them achieve.

Newcomer students face daunting obstacles to graduate. This California high school makes it possible.
A teacher speaks in front of the classroom.

In this California classroom, students teach each other their home languages — and learn acceptance

In this California classroom, students teach each other their home languages — and learn acceptance
Yusra, played by Rhianna Merralls, struggles to fall asleep in the play, "Wherever I Lay My Head," performed in London City Hall.

Chronic insomnia plagues young migrants long after they reach their destination

Chronic insomnia plagues young migrants long after they reach their destination
Young boy entering building from sidewalk

‘They didn’t explore the world,’ says physician who cared for toddlers separated from their parents at the border

‘They didn’t explore the world,’ says physician who cared for toddlers separated from their parents at the border
Monica Ruiz and her foster son Bartolo

It took a health emergency for this Guatemalan boy, who crossed the border alone, to see a US judge

It took a health emergency for this Guatemalan boy, who crossed the border alone, to see a US judge
A train in a green field with someone standing on the top of a car

Advocates suggest another option for US-bound Central Americans: Stay and work in Mexico

Mexico is becoming a destination for Central American migrants who apply for “humanitarian” visas to avoid deportation and secure employment. But the promise of higher-paid work in the US remains a powerful lure.

Advocates suggest another option for US-bound Central Americans: Stay and work in Mexico
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Getting an education is the latest battle for migrant children who crossed US border alone last summer

On Long Island, it's been a rocky start for some young Central Americans, who were placed into a "transition" school that some observers find subpar.

Getting an education is the latest battle for migrant children who crossed US border alone last summer