Gov. Reynolds declines request to house migrant children in Iowa
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Reynolds says border surge is ‘not our problem,’ declines federal request for help with child migrants
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Iowa doesn’t have the capacity to take in migrant children in federal custody during a surge of people seeking to enter the United States, Gov. Kim Reynolds said Thursday. U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported more than 172,000 immigrants seeking entry to … Read More
U.S. shelters received more than 7,000 migrant children in February, posing early border test for Biden
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Shelters overseen by the U.S. government received more than 7,000 migrant children in February due to a marked increase in the number of unaccompanied minors entering U.S. border custody, according to preliminary government data reviewed by CBS News. The numbers in … Read More
A single Chicago shelter for migrant kids has reported 37 cases of coronavirus
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Joe Raedle/Getty Images News/Getty Images On Monday, ProPublica reported that 19 migrant children in U.S. custody at a Chicago shelter called Heartland Human Care Services had tested positive for coronavirus. On Tuesday, that number had nearly doubled to 37, the organization said, … Read More