PBS News Hour

Why is the U.S. sending Central American children to Mexico?

U.S. border authorities are allegedly violating an agreement by sending minors into Mexico even if they come from other Central American countries. A new report finds that at least 200 children have been sent to Mexico over the past eight months, although they do not have family there and should have been sent home instead. The New York Times’ Caitlin Dickerson joins Amna Nawaz to discuss.

Why is the U.S. sending Central American children to Mexico?

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