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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMore than 14,000 immigrant children are in U.S. custody, an all-time high
Tal Kopan Nov. 16, 2018 Updated: Nov. 16, 2018 4:11 p.m.
WASHINGTON The number of undocumented immigrant children in government custody has topped 14,000 for the first time, a rise that shows no signs of slowing as the Trump administration enforces policies that are keeping them in government facilities longer.
There were 14,056 unaccompanied immigrant minors in Department of Health and Human Services custody on Friday, according to a government source familiar with the number. A spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed that the total had reached approximately 14,000.
That number tops records set just two months ago, putting further strain on an already overburdened system.
The issue of immigrant children in government custody gained widespread attention in the spring and summer when the Trump administration separated thousands of families at the southern border. Almost all those separated children have since left Health and Human Services care, but the total number of children in the system has steadily grown.
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More than 14,000 immigrant children are in U.S. custody, an all-time high (Original Post)
DonViejo
Nov 2018
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Hortensis
(58,785 posts)1. More and more are not receiving schooling in the new camps
we've built and transferred them to.
lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)2. We are growing a new batch of future terrorists.
When and if they ever go back to their loved ones, the whole family will be dysfunctional from that point on as a result of the mental and sometimes physical trauma they received. Nothing will ever be the same for any of them. These kids will grow into angry adults. The target of their anger will be the United States. Can you blame them?
BSdetect
(8,999 posts)4. A total disgrace. Shameful.
spanone
(135,873 posts)5. trump is destroying everything that made America a special place.
goddamn him.