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1/ The federal government is holding unaccompanied minors in clandestine shelters across several states, in possible violation of long-standing rules for the kids’ care.
Reporter @aurabogado explains how this became “a sort of new reality.”
Reporter @aurabogado explains how this became “a sort of new reality.”
2/ It’s unclear how many total sites are under operation, but Aura and @patrickmichels confirmed at least five. They’re holding children as young as nine.
Full story: revealnews.org/article/us-gov…
Full story: revealnews.org/article/us-gov…
3/ ORR is allowed to transfer migrant children to out-of-network facilities in order to provide specialized care. But lawyers say they were kept in the dark about these moves.
4/ That would violate the Flores settlement, a legal agreement about how unaccompanied minors are treated in detention.
5/ Lawmakers have taken notice.
On May 9, Sens. @ChuckGrassley and @RonWyden wrote a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services. They cited our reporting – and posed some tough questions: finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…
On May 9, Sens. @ChuckGrassley and @RonWyden wrote a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services. They cited our reporting – and posed some tough questions: finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…
6/ Our team of immigration reporters – @aurabogado, @lauracmorel and @patrickmichels – have been covering the impacts of President Trump’s family separation policies.
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