Forgotten at the Border: Mexico and US Fail to Protect Mexican Migrant Children WOLA
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Mexican Migrant Children: Forgotten at the Border (WOLA)

According to the Washington Office on Latin America, U.S. Border Patrol and Mexican authorities often fail to adequately screen and protect Mexican migrant children traveling alone to the U.S.

Last year, the issue of Central American children fleeing violence made headlines in the United States. But unlike unaccompanied minors from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, Mexican children rarely get an opportunity to tell their story before an immigration judge.

Through interviews with migrant children, Border Patrol, Mexican authorities, and experts, WOLA’s video “Forgotten at the Border” exposes the plight of Mexican children who migrate to the U.S. in an attempt to escape violence. Unless Mexican children can prove to a Border Patrol agent — on the spot — that they face a credible risk of being a victim of persecution or trafficking, they are sent straight back to Mexico, without a chance to tell their story.

Read the rest at WOLA.org

Photo: Matt York/Associated Press

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