| Tennessee has 760 of the children crossing into US
NASHVILLE, Tenn.
(AP) -- Tennessee has received
about 2.5 percent of the unaccompanied children
crossing into the United States.
New federal data published Thursday by the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families showed Tennessee received 760 of the more than 30,000 children who have been released to sponsors this year through July 7. Texas, New York, Florida and California received the most, accounting for 46 percent of the children received during that time. Unaccompanied children have been fleeing violence in Central America and crossing into the U.S. because they believe they will be allowed to stay. Children are placed in government shelters and then released to sponsors while they go through deportation proceedings. In many cases, the sponsors are the children's parents, other relatives or a family friend. Haslem Didn't Know Gov Haslam sends letter to president about minors
NASHVILLE,
Tenn. (AP) -- In a letter to
President Barack Obama, Gov. Bill Haslam
says his administration should have been
informed about the placement of 760
unaccompanied immigrant children in
Tennessee.
According to The Tennessean, Haslam says in the letter released Friday that the Department of Health and Human Services did not directly tell Tennessee officials that unaccompanied minors had been released into the custody of sponsors living in the state. Instead, state officials learned of the minors through a posting on the department's website. Haslam said that practice was "unacceptable." Unaccompanied children have been fleeing violence in Central America and crossing into the U.S. because they believe they will be allowed to stay. Children are placed in government shelters and then released to sponsors while they go through deportation proceedings. |
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