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Left on their own in the PNW, immigrant youth fight ICE together

February 14, 2021 by webmaster Leave a Comment

They may have different backgrounds, but they’re sticking with each other to form a ‘super familia’ and help others like them.

Unaccompanied youth such as José, who is originally from El Salvador and now lives in the Pacific Northwest, are often housed in youth detention centers scattered across the country and run by the U.S. Health and Human Services Department’s Office of Refugee Resettlement. But if no family or sponsor has been found by the time these youth turn 18, ICE transfers them to an adult facility.

Read more here.

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