US Senator warns of administration plan to hastily remove over 500 unaccompanied migrant children
Wyden says the administration has a list of more than 500 children and is moving within days, after a court blocked a similar effort last year.
- On Wednesday, Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon warned the Trump administration is targeting over 500 migrant children for fast-track removal, according to a letter sent to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- The administration's effort focuses on unaccompanied minors held in long-term foster care for at least 180 days without a viable sponsor, an approach Wyden characterized as laying the groundwork for a "lawless deportation effort."
- Wyden cited "credible information" that children from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Afghanistan are at risk, noting that a majority of the 500 identified minors already have legal counsel in their immigration proceedings.
- HHS spokesperson Emily Hilliard dismissed the senator's claims as "irresponsible fearmongering," stating the agency has "no plans to target these children" and is solely focused on identifying properly vetted sponsors.
- Advocates warn the move mirrors a failed Labor Day effort last year, with Neha Desai of the National Center for Youth Law stating the administration is "willing to act callously and lawlessly" toward vulnerable populations.
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U.S. Senator warns of administration plan to hastily remove over 500 unaccompanied migrant children
Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon said he had “credible information” that the Trump administration had a list of more than 500 migrant children it was targeting for a fast-track removal process and that the department was racing to act in days.
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US Senator warns of administration plan to hastily remove over 500 unaccompanied migrant children
A U.S. senator is warning of a Trump administration plan to remove over 500 children from the country, bypassing legal protections, in a letter sent to U.S.
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