Child Migrants
latest news & developments
Trump blames Dems for migrant children’s death, amid govt budget impasse
The shutdown began on December 22, affecting one-quarter of the federal government
US to examine migrant children in custody after second death
Guatemala called for an investigation into the boy’s death and some US lawmakers angrily denounced the Trump administration’s immigration policy
SA’s contradictory laws discriminate against children of migrants
Proposed regulations for birth certificates will deny children of migrants the right to education
Border kids search for a better life
Unaccompanied Mozambican teenagers regularly attempt to cross into South Africa
Migrants happy to see end of family separations at US border
Twenty-three hundred children have been forcibly taken from their parents since the implementation of this zero tolerance policy two months ago
Trump doubles down on family separations, cuddles flag
A defiant Trump sounded unfazed by the mounting pressure to alleviate the situation before it ruptures into a public relations disaster for his party
Pope Francis stands up for migrants
The plight of thousands of refugees takes centre stage at an emotional meeting held at the Vatican.
Amnesty International reports abduction, torture and rape of refugees
Migrants give chilling testimonies of abuses committed by smugglers and armed groups in Libya.
Perilous path awaits child migrants
Minors seeking a better life in Europe are highly likely to endure injury, robbery and exploitation.
In the hands of people smugglers
More than 35 000 Mexican minors seeking to cross the northern border, about half of them unaccompanied, were repatriated last year.