Trump Administration Speeds Up Deportations of Migrant Children

ILLUSTRATION UNSPLASH/Barbara Zandoval

JAKARTA - The Donald Trump administration is trying to speed up deportations of migrant children currently in US custody.

The effort comes amid pressure from the White House to speed up the process for children. Immigration hearings have also been rescheduled weeks or even months ahead of their scheduled dates.

This makes it difficult for lawyers and sometimes results in children having to present their cases in court several times, often without legal assistance.

Reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, April 28, US Department of Health and Human Services spokesman Andrew Nixon told CNN that his party was focused on quickly, efficiently, and legally resolving cases involving unaccompanied children.

"Many of these children are at risk of becoming victims of human trafficking and exploitation; and in some cases, they are brought across the border by cartels in dangerous and forced conditions. By speeding up the process of their cases, it will help by disrupting the network and ensuring that children return to a safe environment as quickly as possible," explained Nixon.

Representatives of the organization representing the migrant children said "expediting the case would put a 'very great' emotional strain on the children and make them feel confused, scared and frustrated," the report said.