Thousands of children separated from their parents after crossing the U.S. border eventually may be reunited, but children’s chances for asylum are slimmer than ever, thanks to a series of recent policy changes under the Trump administration.
Many of the changes happened quietly over the last 18 months, short-circuiting opportunities for children to get help and prove whether they are entitled to refugee status or asylum. Most give more power for final decisions about child deportation to officials at the border.
“The message is … if you come to the border, you are going to be detained and quickly removed,” said Charles Wheeler, a veteran immigration attorney who oversees training and advocacy in Oakland, California, for the Catholic Legal Immigration Network.
[For more on this story by Miranda S. Spivack, go to https://www.revealnews.org/art...ns-for-migrant-kids/]
For another story on a similar topic, see Defendants In Diapers? Immigrant Toddlers Ordered To Appear In Court Alone.
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