Why Deporting Central American Children Might Break The Law

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Channel: AJ+ · 2014 · News & Politics

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By the end of this year, between 60,000 and 90,000 Central American children will be at the U.S.-Mexico border, many of them seeking asylum. These child migrants have sparked pro- and anti-immigration protests around the country. So what obligations does the U.S. have toward them?  Dr. Barbara Harrell-Bond, OBE, a foremost name in global refugee movements and rights and the co-founder of Oxford University's Refugee Studies Center, talks to AJ+.

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