Trump administration moves to release migrant children faster from US custody 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy ReutersThe Trump administration is again changing the way it vets people who want to sponsor minors who crossed the US-Mexico border alone in an effort to speed up the release of thousands of migrant children currently in US custody. About 13,200 children are in HHS custody, Stauffer said. Border agents apprehended 11,507 unaccompanied children in May, the highest monthly number since at least 2010, according to government data. Unaccompanied children are transferred from border patrol custody to HHS shelters until they can be released to a vetted sponsor, usually a relative.

Source: Manila Bulletin June 10, 2019 20:37 UTC