Published by the New York Times on November 9, 2022.
On a journey through the Darién Gap, a girl is separated from her mother for three days.
A Girl Loses Her Mother in the Jungle, and a Migrant Dream Dies
4 Reports tagged “Family Unit Members”
Links to long-form information about U.S. border governance and migration
‘No Place for a Child’: 1 in 3 Migrants Held in Border Patrol Facilities Is a Minor
Published by Politico Magazine on June 16, 2022.
Newly obtained data show that more than 650,000 children and teenagers were held in CBP custody between February 2017 and June 2021, including at least 220,000 who spent more than 72 hours in custody.
CBP Settlement Agreement Flores v. Garland
Updating and clarifying the 1997 Flores judicial settlement agreement specifying conditions of children held in CBP custody.
Family Unit Actions Report October 1, 2020-September 30, 2021
A congressionally required report with data about family separations that continue to occur when migrants are in DHS custody. (Link at dhs.gov)