John Burnett
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National
Fake Birth Certificates A Growing Problem Amid Migrant Family Surge
The Trump administration is sounding the alarm about "fake families" amid a surge of Central Americans crossing the southern border. Immigrant advocates say they're just trying to make it to the U.S.
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National
Fake Birth Certificates And 'Fake Families' Amid Migrant Surge At Border
The Trump administration is warning of "fake families" and fraudulent documents amid the surge of families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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National
Migrant Surge In El Paso Strains Border Patrol
El Paso is the new illegal crossing hot spot on the southern border. Officials say they have run out of room to process migrants, and they're encountering more and more infectious diseases.
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National
A Honduran Father Is Reunited With His Daughter, 10 Months After Being Separated
Jose Eduardo was separated from his daughter Yaimy after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border last spring. He was deported, but his daughter remained in U.S. custody. Now, he has returned to find her.
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National
Migrant Families Arrive In Busloads As Border Crossings Hit 10-Year High
The immigration system is "overwhelmed," says Manuel Padilla, director of Joint Task Force-West in San Antonio. Since October, there has been a 90 percent jump in the number of people apprehended.
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National
WATCH: Border Wall Prototypes Destroyed, Making Way For New Fencing
Eight steel-and-concrete mock-ups of border wall prototypes were put up near the San Diego-Tijuana border in 2017. They were supposed to represent the "next generation" of border barriers.
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National
Rep. Ted Deutch Releases Details Of Sexually Abused Migrant Children
Thousands of unaccompanied migrant children have reported being sexually abused while in U.S. government custody. The numbers were detailed in documents released by a Democratic congressman.
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National
Inside The Largest And Most Controversial Shelter For Migrant Children In The U.S.
A temporary shelter has been contracted south of Miami to house more than 2,000 migrant children. It is the nation's only corporate, for-profit migrant youth shelter.
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Latin America
Florida Shelter Is Scrutinized For The Way It Handles Migrant Children
Hundreds of migrant children are housed at a South Florida shelter, which is under scrutiny because it's the only one to be run by a for-profit corporation and is not overseen by state regulators.
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National
Lawsuits Allege 'Grave Harm' To Immigrant Children In Detention
Over 10,000 immigrant children are in U.S. custody. In the past year, lawyers say at least 170 willing sponsors were arrested and put in deportation proceedings after coming forward for the child.