Lax US Standards for Migrant Children Resulted in Sexual Assault, Forced Labor, Neglect RT America
go to original January 26, 2016

AP Investigation: Migrant Children Abused In US (Associated Press)

Reduced federal protection standards for placement of child refugees fleeing Central America resulted in cases of severe abuse, starvation, involuntary servitude, and sexual assault, according to a new report.

In the last few years, as tens of thousands of unaccompanied child migrants have flooded the US-Mexico border in search of safety, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) dropped its safety standards for moving children from federal government shelters to sponsor homes, according to an investigation by the Associated Press.

Through the Freedom of Information Act, AP accessed HHS memos, operations manuals, and emails, discovering that more than two dozen children - at least - ended up in dangerous situations following crucial rule changes made by HHS' Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) in the process of hastened placement protocol.

AP INVESTIGATION: US officials' failures imperil tens of thousands of children fleeing violence in Central America https://t.co/qikoYwYury
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 25, 2016

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