The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families said that the decision is because of a decrease in the number of unaccompanied children into the U.S.
Publication: Immigration
Snopes→ Border Boss Says She Joined FB Page to Read Staff Posts
The head of the U.S. Border Patrol said that she joined a Facebook group whose members mocked migrants and lawmakers so she could read what her personnel thought about her, and said she knew little about the group.
Snopes→ Questions Raised over Arrest of Mexican National in Missouri
Federal immigration officers trying to arrest a Mexican national smashed a car window and dragged him from the vehicle in front of his girlfriend and two young children.
Snopes→ Trump Expands Fast-Track Deportation Authority across US
The Trump administration announced that it will vastly expand the authority of immigration officers to deport migrants without allowing them to appear before judges.
Snopes→ Is This an ‘Elderly Homeless Couple’ in California?
Viral social media posts claimed Democratic lawmakers might care about the couple's well-being if they were "illegals."
Snopes→ Trump’s New Asylum Rules Go into Effect, and Opponents Sue
The policy represents the most forceful attempt to date by President Donald Trump to slash the number of people seeking asylum in America.
Snopes→ Trump Moves to Effectively End Asylum at Southern Border
According to a new rule published in the Federal Register, asylum seekers who pass through another country first will be ineligible for asylum at the U.S. southern border.
Snopes→ Trump Says Nationwide Immigration Raids Set to Begin Sunday
It's set to target people with final orders of removal, including families.
Snopes→ Trump Plans New Move to Force Citizenship Question on Census
During his 2016 campaign, President Trump pledged to crack down on illegal immigration, and he has tied the citizenship question to that issue, insisting the U.S. must know who is living here.
Snopes→ US Poised to Begin Immigration Enforcement Operation
It is unusual to target families, as opposed to immigrants with criminal histories, but not unprecedented.
Snopes→ New Holding Center for Migrant Children Opens in Texas
The Department of Health and Human Services said about 225 children are being held at the site in Carrizo Springs, with plans to expand to as many as 1,300.
Snopes→ Immigrants Fired from Trump Clubs Seek White House Meeting
The letter from the workers said the president knows many of them and asked him to "do the right thing" and "not deport us and our friends and family."
Snopes→ Congressman Shares Video of Migrants Held at Border Facility
Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro posted the images after touring a station in El Paso.
Snopes→ Girl Recalls Poor Care in Texas Border Station
She was one of hundreds of migrant children who have been held this year in holding cells at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection station near El Paso.
Snopes→ Court Case Seeks Inspections of Child Border Facilities
U.S. officials opened the building to journalists, offering an inside glimpse of the station in Clint for the first time since lawyers decried the conditions they had witnessed.
Snopes→ Court Case Seeks Inspections of Child Border Facilities
U.S. officials opened the building to journalists, offering an inside glimpse of the station in Clint for the first time since lawyers decried the conditions they had witnessed.
Snopes→ Senate to Pass $4.6B Border Aid Measure; Pelosi Seeks Talks
Both House and Senate measures contains more than $1 billion to shelter and feed migrants detained by the border patrol and almost $3 billion to care for unaccompanied migrant children who are turned over the Department of Health and Human Services.
Snopes→ Wayfair Workers Protest Contract with Detention Center
Workers are protesting the company's decision to sell $200,000 worth of furniture to a government contractor that runs a detention center for migrant children in Texas.
Snopes→ Father-Daughter Border Drowning Highlights Migrants’ Perils
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Snopes→ White House Threatens to Veto Aid Bill for Migrant Families
Officials complained that the bill had no money to toughen border security, including funds for building Trump's proposed border wall.
Snopes→ Government Moves Migrant Kids After Poor Conditions Exposed
Attorneys who visited the station in Clint, Texas last week said older children were trying to take care of infants and toddlers.
Snopes→ Official: Woman, 3 Children Died of Heat Exposure in Texas
The names of the four have not been released and authorities are working to determine their country of origin.
Snopes→ DOJ Argues Detained Migrant Children Don’t Need Toothbrushes, Soap
Young immigrants caught on the border said they had to sleep in cold, overcrowded cells and were given inadequate food and dirty water.
Snopes→ Migrant Children Describe Neglect at Texas Border Facility
Government facilities are overcrowded and five immigrant children have died since late last year after being detained by Customs and Border Protection.
Snopes→ Migrants Complain of Poor Conditions at US Holding Centers
Five immigrant children have died since late last year after being detained by the Border Patrol, including a flu-stricken teenager who was found dead in a facility migrants refer to as the “icebox” because of the temperatures inside.
Snopes→ US Opens New Mass Facility in Texas for Migrant Children
The facility in Carrizo Springs, Texas, will hold as many as 1,600 teens in a complex that once housed oil field workers.
Snopes→ Agency Watchdog Slams Conditions at ICE Detention Facilities
Unannounced visits were made to four facilities in California, Louisiana, Colorado and New Jersey.
Snopes→ US Opens New Mass Shelter in Texas for Migrant Children
The new emergency facility in Carrizo Springs, Texas, will hold up to 1,600 teens.
Snopes→ Feds: No More Education, Legal Services for Immigrant Kids
Health and Human Services notified shelters around the country that it was not going to reimburse them for teachers' pay or other costs such as legal services or recreational equipment.
Truth or Fiction?→ Are Eradicated Diseases Making a Comeback Because of Immigrants and Refugees?
In April 2019, the Facebook page “Donald Plants” shared the following meme (archived here), which claimed that six “eradicated diseases” are in the process of “making a comeback” thanks to the presence of refugees
Snopes→ Prosecutor: Agent Called Migrants ‘Savages’ Before Hitting 1
Court documents say Agent Matthew Bowen sent the text messages weeks before he's accused of intentionally striking a fleeing Guatemalan man with a truck.
Snopes→ 5th Migrant Child Dies After Detention by Border Patrol
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement that the teenager was found unresponsive during a welfare check at the agency's Weslaco, Texas, station.
Snopes→ Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Trump on Ending DACA
A three-judge panel ruled 2 to 1 that the Trump administration violated federal statute when it tried to end the DACA program without adequately explaining why.
Snopes→ New Trump Immigration Plan Would Overhaul Green Card System
Administration officials said the plan would create a points-based visa system, similar to those used by Canada and other countries.
Snopes→ US to Add 30,000 Seasonal Worker Visas as Soon as This Week
The plan would benefit oyster shucking companies, fisheries, loggers and seasonal hotels, including Trump's own Mar-a-Lago club.
Truth or Fiction?→ Do Four Photographs Show the ‘Sunny Sanctuary State’ of ‘Once Beautiful California’?
On April 24 2019, a Facebook user shared the following images and status update (archived here), purportedly showing images from California that included piles of trash on a beach and by roads and trails: In the status update (“Welcome to the S
Snopes→ Prosecutors Sue Feds to Stop Courthouse Immigration Arrests
Immigrant advocates say courthouse arrests have increased across the country under President Donald Trump.
Snopes→ Hours After Mass Escape, Migrants Chant for Food, Freedom
Residents of Tapachula reported seeing hundreds of migrants running through the streets, some only half dressed, some cramming themselves into passing minivans to escape.
Snopes→ Migrants Fearful after Hundreds Arrested in Mexico Raid
Mexican immigration authorities said 371 people were detained in one day.
Snopes→ Family Detention Space Goes Unused as Trump Warns of Crisis
Immigrant advocates accused the Trump administration of closing off family detention to further the perception of a crisis.