'Shame!': DHS Asks for Power to Deport Unaccompanied Children
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by: Eoin Higgins
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
The Donald Trump administration is looking at ways to codify deportation of unaccompanied minors, a move that was decried by progressives, liberals, and even some on the right.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, in a letter to Congress, asked for authority to begin deportation of children who arrive at the border without accompanying parents or family members. That creates what Nielsen referred to as a "pull factor" for migrants.
"Hundreds of Central American children come into our custody each day, await transfer ...