Ice seeking out unaccompanied immigrant children to deport or prosecute them

<p>Moves sparking fears of a crackdown on such children and prompting alarm about ‘backdoor family separation’</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/usimmigration">Immigration</a> and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officials are seeking out unaccompanied immigrant children in operations nationwide with a view to deporting them or pursuing criminal cases against them or adult sponsors sheltering them legally in the US, according to sources and an Ice document.</p><p>The moves are sparking fears of a crackdown on such children and prompting alarm about what one critic called “backdoor family separation”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/28/ice-unaccompanied-immigrant-children">Continue reading...</a>