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June 12, 2014

Rights Groups Allege Mistreatment of Child Migrants by U.S. Border Agency 
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A coalition of immigration and civil rights groups has filed a complaint
alleging "widespread and systematic" abuse of migrant children by U.S.
Customs and Border Protection. Organizations including the National
Immigrant Justice Center and the ACLU say they're acting on behalf of
over 100 unaccompanied children mistreated by border agents after
crossing into the United States. According to the groups, the vast
majority of children were fleeing violence in their home countries. The
alleged mistreatment has taken on new urgency with a recent surge of
unaccompanied migrant children held in U.S. custody. Over 1,000 children
are reportedly being detained at a single warehouse in Arizona in
substandard conditions.

 

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