In a shift from how it operated during the Obama administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement is cracking down on relatives who let undocumented kids stay with them after entering the U.S.
News Story (NATIONAL)
Hannah Dreier
ProPublica
September 11, 2017
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Tags: Children & Juvenile, Deportation, Immigration Process
News Story (NATIONAL)
Hannah Dreier
ProPublica
September 11, 2017
READ THE FULL STORY HERE
Tags: Children & Juvenile, Deportation, Immigration Process
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Across the country, people like Edwin who have taken in young undocumented relatives are being swept up in what ICE calls a crackdown on guardians who pay human smugglers. More than 400 people were arrested over the course of two months this summer as part of the new approach.
Others are still dodging ICE interviews, have agreed to go through deportation proceedings or have gone on the run. Some of those affected admit that they paid “coyotes” to reunite them with their young children. But many are collateral damage: People who just happened to be in the house when ICE showed up, or relatives who agreed to take in teens after they traveled to the U.S. on their own.