This is what happens to child migrants found alone at the border, from the moment they cross into the US until age 18
- Written by Randi Mandelbaum, Distinguished Clinical Professor of Law, Rutgers University
Unaccompanied immigrant minors wait for Border Patrol processing after they crossed the Rio Grande into Roma, Texas, April 29, 2021. John Moore/Getty ImagesA record number of child migrants have arrived alone at the United States’ southern border this year.
As of June 30, 2021, with three months remaining in the U.S. government’s...