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Immigrant Advocates Ask Court To Release Unaccompanied Minors Detained In Florida

Children line up to enter a tent at the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children in Homestead, Fla., in February. Wilfredo Lee/AP hide caption

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Law

Immigrant Advocates Ask Court To Release Unaccompanied Minors Detained In Florida

May 31, 2019 • A court settlement limits how long the government can detain immigrant minors. Administration officials say that facilities that hold the minors are only temporary.

Migrant Youth Go From A Children's Shelter To Adult Detention On Their 18th Birthday

Children line up to enter a tent at the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children. Once youth turn 18, they are aged out of the children's shelter and are at risk of being placed in an adult detention facility. Wilfredo Lee/AP hide caption

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National

Migrant Youth Go From A Children's Shelter To Adult Detention On Their 18th Birthday

February 22, 2019 • In two-thirds of over 1,500 cases from April 2016 to February 2018, Immigration and Customs Enforcement put migrant youth into detention when they turned 18, according to government data.

Migrant Youth Go From A Children's Shelter To Adult Detention On Their 18th Birthday

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