Texas Is Sending Migrant Children to Unlicensed Shelters

Early voting has begun in some states ahead of the midterm elections, as campaigns shift their focus to the cost of living and the Iran war. Control of Congress is expected to be the central fight. In immigration news, the Trump administration has started sending most undocumented children who came to the US alone to Texas. These children have new immigration court cases. Government facilities for them in Texas are unlicensed, according to a government report. Their chances of getting a lawyer are low. Advocates fear "a deportation churn-out factory" awaits them, the Guardian has learned. Almost 80% of children in federal custody who arrived without a parent or legal guardian and were placed in immigration court in July were sent to shelter networks in Texas. In August, that number rose to over 90%. This is a sharp increase from earlier months, according to an analysis shared with the Guardian by researchers at bklg.org, an immigration data platform.