Questions are growing about the medical care migrant children are receiving – or, as health experts fear, not receiving.
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An ongoing investigation into family separation and the treatment of migrant children
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Doctor giving migrant kids psychotropic drugs lost certification years ago
A psychiatrist at a troubled facility housing immigrant children lost his board certification to treat children and adolescents nearly a decade ago.
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ACLU asks judge to reunite children with their parents within one month
More than 2,300 migrant children have been separated since the Trump administration unveiled its “zero tolerance” policy in April.
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Ripped apart: Families separated at the border
On this episode of Reveal, we untangle the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance immigration crackdown.
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ICE tried to deport children waiting for green cards. The courts stopped it
The case also highlights the concerns that come with the long-term detention of children, a major component of President Trump’s executive order to en
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Forced drugging: Migrant children’s accounts
Migrant children share chilling stories of emotional manipulation and physical abuse by youth facilities in statements from a recent lawsuit filing.
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Surprise! First lady stops by migrant youth center cited for deficiencies by Texas
The 12 deficiencies reported at the New Hope shelter are among 37 that inspectors found at its parent company’s two shelters in the past three years.
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What we know about Texas-regulated facilities holding migrant children
Many children separated from their parents at the southern U.S. border will end up in facilities with histories of health and safety deficiencies.
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On bridge over Rio Grande, asylum seekers wait for chance to enter US
Sleeping on the bridge connecting Brownsville, Texas, with Mexico, a Guatemalan man says he’ll wait as long as it takes to get across.
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Immigrant children forcibly injected with drugs, lawsuit claims
New legal filings show immigrant children in U.S. custody are subdued with powerful psychiatric drugs.