ThinkProgress favicon

ThinkProgress

Federal government is spending $1 billion to keep immigrant kids detained, new report finds

By Patrick Smith Jul 12, 2018, 7:24 pm48 pts
The business of detaining immigrant children has skyrocketed over the past decade and become a billion-dollar industry, the Associated Press reports. According AP’s analysis, Health and Human Services Department (HHS) grants “for shelters, foster care and other child welfare services for…

Continue reading Federal government is spending $1 billion to keep immigrant kids detained, new report finds at ThinkProgress

Read Article
Share Article
- email
- twitter
- facebook
- pocket
- reddit
- tumblr
- linkedin
- pinterest

Trending Today

The Hill

San Diego official says city is ‘new epicenter’ of border crisis The Hill 100

The Hill

José Andrés memorializes WCK workers killed in Gaza at National Cathedral service The Hill 89

FOX News

GOP state lawmakers appeal to SCOTUS to challenge Biden's 'usurpations' of their power to run elections FOX News 88

FOX News

Rep. Schiff reportedly robbed in San Francisco, forced to attend ritzy campaign dinner with no suit to wear FOX News 88

The Guardian

China foreign minister tells Blinken relations with the US could slip into ‘downward spiral’ The Guardian 87

The Hill

Ty Cobb ‘almost certain’ Trump election interference case won’t be tried before election The Hill 86

The Guardian

‘Selfless and strong’: memorial honours World Central Kitchen aid workers killed in Gaza The Guardian 86

We won’t stop violence against women with ‘conversations about respect’. This is not working. We need to get real | Jess Hill

The Guardian

We won’t stop violence against women with ‘conversations about respect’. This is not working. We need to get real | Jess Hill The Guardian 86

About Politomix

Welcome to Politomix -- the political news wire where left, right and center mix.

Politomix aggregates the day's political news on the web and your mobile device.