The US has expelled 8,800 unaccompanied migrant children without court hearings since coronavirus border restrictions were put in place in March
A court declaration Friday from US Border Patrol Deputy Chief Raul Ortiz revealed the number, which previously hadn't been released to the public. Since the Trump administration invoked a public health law to implement new restrictions at the border on March 20, the agency has expelled more than 159,000 people, according to Ortiz. That figure, Ortiz says, included 8,800 children who were traveling alone and 7,600 family members.
The US detained hundreds of migrant children in hotels as the pandemic flaredLast week, US District Judge Dolly M. Gee ruled that detaining migrant children in hotels wasn't safe and did not"adequately account for the vulnerability of unaccompanied minors in detention." She has ordered the government to stop the practice by September 15.
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