The Unaccompanied Minors Program, and What’s Really Wrong with It [chronicleofsocialchange.org]
Mainstream media attention has returned to the Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) program, through which the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) takes custody of some kids who arrive at the border without a parent. The program got a lot of scrutiny in the mid-2000s as the number of unaccompanied minors exploded, to the point where HHS was forced to house youths in jerry-rigged shelters at military bases. This time, the coverage is prompted by the Trump administration’s...