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Thursday, August 30, 2018

Separated children allowed to stay in U.S. to receive medical care

Two immigrant children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border and detained in Connecticut reached a settlement with the federal government Wednesday that allows them to stay in the country for a year and receive access to medical care to help them heal. “After the harrowing trauma that government put our young clients through, this grant of legal immigration status to remain in the United States and seek treatment is important in bringing stability to their lives," said Aseem Mehta, a law student intern with the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School, which represented the children with Connecticut Legal Services.

from News https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Separated-children-allowed-to-stay-in-U-S-to-13194873.php

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