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The Proportion of Children and Families, Among Apprehended or Encountered Migrants (Border Patrol)
Tag: Unaccompanied Children
Unaccompanied Children and Families Encountered at the U.S. Border (Border Patrol)
Last updated March 28, 2024. Download a PDF packet of infographics at bit.ly/wola_border_infographics.
Border Patrol Migrant Apprehensions and Encounters at the U.S.-Mexico Border, October 2011-
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Annual U.S.-Mexico Border Patrol Migrant Encounters by Demographic Category
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When migrant children disappear, many cases remain unsolved
Published by the Center for Public Integrity on February 23, 2024.
The Office of Refugee Resettlement handled 2,724 cases of unaccompanied migrant minors who went missing in the United States in 2022.
Unaccompanied Child CBP (Border Patrol Plus Port of Entry) Migrant Encounters by Country
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Children and Families Allowed to Present at Ports of Entry
Last updated November 19, 2023. Download a PDF packet of infographics at bit.ly/wola_border_infographics.
The Kids on the Night Shift
Published by the New York Times on September 18, 2023.
An exposé of the miserable labor conditions suffered by many underage migrants who work long shifts, often at night, in dangerous conditions in U.S. food processing plants or similar facilities.
Operational Challenges Within ORR and the ORR Emergency Intake Site at Fort Bliss Hindered Case Management for Children
Finds that operational challenges within the Office of Refugee Resettlement “hindered case management” at an emergency site at Fort Bliss, Texas in 2021, “which may have adversely affected unaccompanied children’s safety and well-being.” (Original link)
Scores of Migrant Children Considered or Attempted Suicide in US Custody, Records Show
Published by Reveal News on June 22, 2022.
Data show that migrant children in the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s system of contractor-run emergency shelters suffered severe mental health challenges.
‘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.
Border militia stops migrants and shoots video of kids. Rights groups say they’re racist
Published by the Los Angeles Times on May 13, 2022.
“Patriots for America,” a conservative Christian militia, is intercepting migrant children in mid-Texas while Border Patrol and local authorities look on.
QAnon Joins Vigilantes at the Southern Border
Published by the New York Times on May 9, 2022.
An alarming story of far-right activists waiting by the borderline in Arizona and intercepting unaccompanied migrant children.
Alleged Abuse of Unaccompanied Minors in Customs and Border Protection Custody
Published by the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law on April 11, 2022.
A series of legal complaints details cases of physical and verbal abuse of children in CBP custody.
Ongoing Whistleblower Concerns about Unaccompanied Immigrant Children at Emergency Intake Sites
Published by the Government Accountability Project on April 5, 2022.
Government whistleblowers voice alarm about conditions for unaccompanied migrant children being held at Office of Refugee Resettlement facilities, especially a site at Fort Bliss, Texas.
FEMA Successfully Assisted HHS in Providing Shelter and Supplies to Unaccompanied Children from the Southwest Border
Published by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector-General on March 31, 2022.
Finds that the Federal Emergency Management Agency fulfilled its duties when assisting CBP and the Office of Refugee Resettlement during a 2021 increase in unaccompanied child migration. (Link at oig.dhs.gov)
How these teen immigrants are acclimating to life in Montgomery County
Published by Bethesda Magazine on March 28, 2022.
Profiles Central American children who arrived at the border unaccompanied and are now trying to adjust to life and school in Montgomery County, in suburban Washington, DC.
Key Issues on Access to Asylum in Mexico, Protections for Migrant Children, and U.S. Cooperation
Published by WOLA on March 23, 2021.
An explanation of Mexico’s growing asylum system, obstacles to protection in Mexico, and how the United States can help.
CBP Did Not Adequately Oversee FY 2019 Appropriated Humanitarian Funding
Published by the Department of Homeland Security Inspector-General on September 28, 2020.
Looks at how CBP misspent much of $192 million that Congress had appropriated to attend to the humanitarian needs of migrants in custody. (Link at oig.dhs.gov)
The US detained hundreds of migrant children in hotels as the pandemic flared
Published by CNN on September 3, 2020.
Details ICE’s practice of holding migrant families and children under contractors’ custody in border-town hotels before expelling them under measures put in place due to COVID-19.
Her Rapist Threatened to Make Her “Disappear.” Instead of Asylum, ICE Put Her in a Hotel and Sent Her Back.
Published by ProPublica on August 4, 2020.
Over 3,000 unaccompanied children have been summarily expelled back to Mexico or Central America, with no way even to track what’s happened to them. Some first spend days in hotels guarded by unlicensed contractors.
Dismantling and Reconstructing the U.S. Immigration System: A Catalog of Changes under the Trump Presidency
Published by the Migration Policy Institute on July 31, 2020.
Catalogues more than 400 administrative changes to the U.S. border security and immigration regime during the Trump administration, and what it might take to undo them.
Southwest Border: CBP Needs to Increase Oversight of Funds, Medical Care, and Reporting of Deaths
Published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office on July 15, 2020.
Finds serious fault with CBP’s handling of the health of children in custody and its use of funds designated by Congress for humanitarian purposes. (Link at gao.gov)
The Trump Administration Is Rushing Deportations of Migrant Children During Coronavirus
Published by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune on May 18, 2020.
Under cover of COVID-19 response, the Trump administration has been moving aggressively to deport unaccompanied children who are already in the system—in addition to those already being expelled at the border.