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What Will Happen to the Thousands of Children Trump Has Consigned to Living in Danger?

“Thanks to a program initiated by President Barack Obama, some Central American minors had been permitted to join their parents legally living in the United States. These 2,700 young people had been provisionally approved in February to enter the U.S., but hadn’t yet arrived. Last month, President Trump ended the Central American Minors program, leaving these children to unpack their bags, put aside their dreams for a better life, and reconcile to living without their parents.”