/tags/migrant-children migrant children en-US Copyright Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /news/2024-04-12/child-advocates-busing-migrant-families-could-negatively-affect-kids The Texas-based nonprofit Children at Risk and other child advocates around the country have been critical of the state's practice of busing migrant families. They urge leaders to coordinate with agencies in other states. Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /news/2024-04-12/child-advocates-busing-migrant-families-could-negatively-affect-kids Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom /news/2024-02-01/dallas-judge-hears-arguments-in-lawsuit-that-could-keep-central-american-kids-and-parents-apart The Biden administration and other defendants want a lawsuit brought by Texas and other states that could keep Central American children and their parents apart dismissed. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news/2024-02-01/dallas-judge-hears-arguments-in-lawsuit-that-could-keep-central-american-kids-and-parents-apart Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom /politics/2024-01-05/new-york-city-sues-bus-companies-that-texas-hired-to-transport-migrants More than 33,000 migrants have arrived from Texas since August 2022. The city wants bus companies to pay more than $700 million. Fri, 05 Jan 2024 15:00:00 GMT /politics/2024-01-05/new-york-city-sues-bus-companies-that-texas-hired-to-transport-migrants Uriel J. García | The Texas Tribune /news/2023-12-22/immigration-court-adds-docket-and-procedures-for-migrant-children Specialized juvenile dockets will be available in 49 immigration courts around the country. Specially trained staff and judges will manage the cases. Fri, 22 Dec 2023 22:15:30 GMT /news/2023-12-22/immigration-court-adds-docket-and-procedures-for-migrant-children Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom /health-wellness/2023-04-26/a-new-set-of-challenges-for-migrant-children-getting-health-care-awaits A report from the Migration Policy Institute and the American Academy of Pediatrics details the barriers undocumented children face in the United States. Wed, 26 Apr 2023 20:56:55 GMT /health-wellness/2023-04-26/a-new-set-of-challenges-for-migrant-children-getting-health-care-awaits Stephen Simpson | The Texas Tribune /texas-news/2022-07-06/a-13-year-old-is-the-youngest-victim-identified-so-far-in-tractor-trailer-smuggling-case Of the 53 people who died in an apparent human smuggling case, 22 are now being publicly identified by Bexar County officials. Wed, 06 Jul 2022 19:43:42 GMT /texas-news/2022-07-06/a-13-year-old-is-the-youngest-victim-identified-so-far-in-tractor-trailer-smuggling-case /news/2022-05-18/guatemalan-mother-not-allowed-to-enter-the-u-s-with-her-american-daughters After drug cartel members began demanding monthly payments, she took her daughters to the border to seek asylum. They’ve been waiting in a Juárez shelter for more than a year. Wed, 18 May 2022 16:30:00 GMT /news/2022-05-18/guatemalan-mother-not-allowed-to-enter-the-u-s-with-her-american-daughters Uriel J. García | The Texas Tribune /news/2021-05-11/migrant-children-held-in-mass-shelters-with-little-oversight The Biden administration is holding tens of thousands of asylum-seeking children in an opaque network of some 200 facilities that The Associated Press has learned spans two dozen states and includes five shelters with more than 1,000 children packed inside. Tue, 11 May 2021 15:14:21 GMT /news/2021-05-11/migrant-children-held-in-mass-shelters-with-little-oversight Associated Press /news/2019-11-12/us-held-record-number-of-migrant-children-in-custody-in-2019 The 3-year-old girl traveled for weeks cradled in her father's arms, as he set out to seek asylum in the United States. Now she won't even look at… Tue, 12 Nov 2019 15:21:37 GMT /news/2019-11-12/us-held-record-number-of-migrant-children-in-custody-in-2019 Associated Press