Children Seeking Asylum

The United States lags behind other high-income countries around the world when it comes to preventing detention of immigrant children and affording them legal protection and access to healthcare and education, according to a UCLA study released today.

Thousands of unaccompanied children continue to crowd the southern border and are being placed in government custody in juvenile centers, waiting to be reunited with relatives or foster families.

The shelter is expected to receive 250 unaccompanied migrant children on Sunday.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has transferred about 300 teenage girls who had arrived this month at the San Diego Convention Center to a facility in Texas to make room for younger children.

There was a dramatic increase in unaccompanied minors seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego. NBC 7’s Amber Frias spoke to an expert about what’s at stake.

More unaccompanied migrant children arrived at the San Diego Convention Center over the weekend, some as young as 5 years old.

Another group of unaccompanied migrant children seeking asylum in the United States is expected Sunday in San Diego.

Another group of unaccompanied migrant children seeking asylum in the United States is expected Sunday in San Diego. They will be sheltered temporarily at the San Diego Convention Center before being reunited with family elsewhere in the country or moved into sponsor homes.

NBC 7’s Priya Sridhar reports on the details behind the decision to house migrant children at the San Diego Convention Center.

San Diego County and city officials announced Monday that they would be working with the federal government to shelter some of the thousands of unaccompanied minors seeking asylum in the United States.