US EditionExclusive: Federal Law Enforcement to Begin Interviewing Unaccompanied Migrant Children in Government Custody
UNITED STATES, AUG 8 – Federal agents will interview over 2,000 unaccompanied migrant children in shelters to identify criminal activity, amid concerns from immigrant advocates about child protections.
- The Trump administration notified shelter providers that federal law enforcement agents will conduct in-person interviews of unaccompanied migrant children at shelters nationwide, referencing July guidance for an interagency DHS and HHS team.
- Earlier this year, a makeshift war room at HHS Washington, DC headquarters analyzed over 59,000 reports, leading to more than 4,000 investigative leads, prompting enforcement efforts.
- Unaccompanied minors arrive under ORR care; federal data shows over 2,000 children in custody and around 500 taken into federal custody by ICE agents due to safety or enforcement actions against sponsors.
- Advocates stress that the interviews threaten to dismantle safeguards and raise significant red flags, and experts warn they may worsen chilling effects among undocumented families, Jennifer Podkul said they might cause harm rather than mitigate it.
- Ongoing administration actions include new vetting guidelines for sponsors, with officials contending past vetting was inadequate, while targeting legal services for migrant kids.
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Exclusive: Federal law enforcement to begin interviewing unaccompanied migrant children in government custody
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration notified shelter providers who care for unaccompanied migrant children this week that federal law enforcement agents will begin conducting in-person interviews of kids at shelters around the country, according to an internal notification obtained by CNN. The notification, which has not been previously reported, marks an escalation in the administration’s focus on migrant children who arr…
Federal law enforcement to begin interviewing unaccompanied migrant children in government custody
The Trump administration notified shelter providers who care for unaccompanied migrant children this week that federal law enforcement agents will begin conducting in-person interviews of kids at shelters around the country, according to an internal notification obtained by CNN.
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