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More Migrant Kids Are In Federal Care Than Ever. Many Will Head To Houston

Elizabeth Trovall

Posted on April 22, 2021 · The federal government is overseeing the care of record numbers of migrant children and teens. Over the next several weeks, hundreds of them will likely end up in Houston, where many have strong family ties. 

Tags border Central America Guatemala Honduras Houston Immigrants migrant children migrant kids U.S.-Mexico border

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Houston Is A Top Destination For Migrant Kids. Here’s What It’s Like In Their Own Words

Elizabeth Trovall

Posted on April 8, 2021 · After kids are processed at the border, most are reconnected with family members and restart their lives in a new country, in a new language and with a new school. Each year, hundreds of them end up in Houston.

Tags immigration migrant kids migrant teens uac unaccompanied minors

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Number Of Migrant Kids In Texas Facilities Drops Suddenly

Elizabeth Trovall

Posted on October 11, 2019 · Migrant care facilities have been at capacity throughout this past year, usually holding some 6,000 kids. But in September, the population of migrant kids in federal custody fell to half that.

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Doctor Giving Migrant Kids Psychotropic Drugs Lost Certification Years Ago

URA BOGADO, REVEAL, The Texas Tribune

Posted on June 26, 2018 · According to the Texas Medical Board website, the psychiatrist treating children at a facility in Texas has not yet updated the board on the status of his certification as required by its rules.

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Troy Schulze

Posted on January 13, 2023 · Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in national and local politics.

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Joe Biden tours El Paso for first border visit of his presidency

URIEL J. GARCÍA, Texas Tribune / Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune

Posted on January 9, 2023 · He was greeted by Gov. Greg Abbott upon arrival at the El Paso airport. Abbott has been a chief critic of Biden’s immigration policies and has frequently called on him to visit the border over the past year.

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Ahead of Biden’s visit to Texas, White House announces new efforts to curb unauthorized immigration

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on January 5, 2023 · Immigrant rights groups slammed the plan as ineffective and redundant.

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President Joe Biden says he’ll visit the border next week during Mexico trip

URIEL J. GARCÍA, Texas Tribune

Posted on January 5, 2023 · The president, who has been criticized by some Republicans for not visiting the border since he took office, hasn’t announced where his visit would take place.

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