The detained children at the US Border is the size of a small town.

The security of the children are important, but, sufficient support in processing the children to safe homes is important as well. There has been scattered reporting about children that have been able to run away from the detention facilities.

There are now thousands of people at the Mexican border seeking asylum and that only adds to the backlog of the background checks. There needs to be a more expedient solution to these children while their safety is assured. 

November 19, 2018
By Chris Baynes

A record number of children from overseas (click here) are in US government custody as Donald Trump's administration continues to enforce hardline immigration policies.

More than 14,000 unaccompanied migrant children were being held in detention facilities this week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said. The figure tops a record set two months ago.

The rise, first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, is thought to be largely due to increased background checks on adults who come forward to take children into care....