Stuck in Shelters for Months, Some Migrant Children Abandon Hopes of Staying in US By Claudia Boyd-Barrett and Renuka Rayasam Nov. 4, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/public-health/trump-deportation-immigration-unaccompanied-children-stuck-in-shelters-ice-texas/ One morning this summer, a 9-year-old girl from El Salvador picked through colorful markers at a Houston-area shelter for migrant children and crafted a letter to her mom.