unaccompanied minors
Coverage of unaccompanied minors in the Nexus archive.
- Trump administration asks Texas for help providing legal services to immigrant kids facing deportation
The Trump administration has requested Texas's assistance in providing legal services to immigrant children facing deportation. Immigration rights experts express concern that this move could facilitate the transfer of unaccompanied minors to Texas for quicker deportation.
- How the Trump Administration Pushed Judges to Deport Children
The Trump Administration, through the Department of Justice (D.O.J.), accelerated immigration cases involving unaccompanied minors and dismissed judges who did not comply with these directives.
- Lone children held at UK-run detention centres in France 284 times last year
Lone children were held at UK-run detention centres in France 284 times last year, according to Freedom of Information data. Over four years, about 900 instances of unaccompanied minors being detained at British short-term facilities near Calais and Dunkirk were recorded. Refugee charities described the numbers as 'shocking'.
- ‘Deplorable’: ICE hires firm accused of ‘torture’ to track down undocumented children
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has contracted a private security company accused of 'torture' and 'enforced disappearance' to locate unaccompanied undocumented immigrant children. The contractor denies the allegations, which include severe human rights violations.