Their descriptions of various facilities are part of a report filed in federal court this week in Los Angeles.
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Two immigrant children and their parents are reunited
The mother of a girl from El Salvador and the father of a boy from Honduras are brought to Connecticut from Texas.
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Commentary: United States culpable for immigration problems
Those seeking asylum are fleeing violence spawned by U.S. involvement in Latin American politics.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: An open letter asking LePage for intercession
Please pardon Lexius Saint Martin, and allow him to come home from Haiti.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Judge weighs whether family reunification needs more oversight
A July 26 deadline approaches to have more than 2,000 children ages 5 and older rejoin their parents.
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Detaining immigrant children has become billion-dollar business
Health and Human Services grants to agencies that provide shelters, foster care and other child welfare services for unaccompanied children soared from $75 million in 2007 to nearly $1 billion in 2017.
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Border Patrol arrests man for illegally crossing into the U.S. from Canada
The man, a Mexican national, had been removed from the U.S. previously in 1994, agents said.
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Mayor and councilor pushing to give non-citizens the right to vote in Portland
The proposal calls for letting legal residents participate in municipal elections, but it faces legal and other hurdles.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Government falls short of deadline to reunite children and parents
It wasn’t immediately clear how many children left detention facilities Tuesday or how many remain.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Border Patrol’s power invites exploitation
Welcome new bills would limit the size of the search zone and require agents to better document citizenship stops.