Cruel treatment of migrant children exposed

Child advocates denounce that the Trump administration is using the argument of family reunification to deport unaccompanied children.

However, a federal judge has temporarily halted the measure, reminding the government that it has an obligation to guarantee safety and legal representation to those in its custody.

Mireya Moreno Rodas, associate director of the Technical Compliance Program at the ACACIA Center for Justice, explains what is happening to these children in shelters.

She also talks about the legal protections that all these children have.

She explains that there is a tool to reunite families, but that is not what is happening. Instead, the Trump administration is acting cruelly and not following the official route.

She says there is a message we must understand, because Trump’s decision is not about family reunification. We hear from Mireya Moreno Rodas, Associate Director of the Technical Compliance Program at the ACACIA Center for Justice.

How to guarantee children’s rights in the face of this anti-immigrant policy.

She affirms that the important thing is to continue supporting organizations that defend migrants.

Finally, Mireya Moreno Rodas, Associate Director of the Technical Compliance Program at the ACACIA Center for Justice, recommends what organizations can do to continue caring for children.