U.S. Offers Migrant Teens $2,500 to Voluntarily Depart
TL;DR
Federal authorities in Utah are targeting unaccompanied minors for deportation under a new initiative, prompting criticism from local immigration attorneys and advocates who argue that many of these children are fleeing harm and are not threats, raising concerns about coercion, due process, and child welfare.
- Utah immigration attorneys blast federal moves to target certain immigrant teens for deportation KSL.com
- DHS begins targeting unaccompanied children with 'voluntary' deportation offer LAist
- Trump administration prepares to offer money to unaccompanied migrant teenagers to voluntarily leave US CNN
- Trump administration offering some unaccompanied migrant children $2,500 to self-deport, according to memo NBC News
- U.S. to offer migrant teens $2,500 if they agree to voluntarily leave the country CBS News
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