Kids on the Line Archives

Deputy Patrick Divers helps a teenager into the back seat of a squad car. Neither of their faces are visible.

Texas deputy who tased migrant child placed on administrative leave

by Aura Bogado and Laura C. Morel June 10, 2021June 30, 2021

The move comes a day after a Reveal investigation and as the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office continues to fight the disclosure of public records.

Bexar County Sheriff’s Deputy Harold Schneider leads a teenage boy out of a bathroom. The teen’s face is not visible, and his hands are behind his back.

Immigration

‘I’m going to tase this kid’: Government shelters are turning refugee children over to police

by Aura Bogado and Laura C. Morel June 8, 2021June 30, 2021

The federal refugee agency is supposed to care for migrant children. But some shelters have turned to police after children allegedly fought, damaged property or had mental health needs.

Detained and exposed

by Sarah Mirk, Kevin Sullivan, Al Letson, Najib Aminy, Amy Mostafa, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Mwende Hinojosa, Laura C. Morel, Aura Bogado, Emily Harris, Stan Alcorn, Priska Neely, Katharine Mieszkowski, Brett Myers, Taki Telonidis, Jen Chien and Andy Donohue April 11, 2020July 1, 2021

Social distancing and hand-washing are meant to keep us safe from the coronavirus. But in immigrant detention centers, those measures are impossible.

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A black and white portrait of Doña Amalia - a ray of sunlight illuminates her face as she sits in a chair in her house.

Inequality, Kids on the Line, The Disappeared

The Disappeared

by Aura Bogado February 18, 2020June 30, 2021

For six years, a North Carolina family has tried to find out what the U.S. government did with its children after they were separated at the border.

A portrait of Doña Amalia, who is wearing a pink fleece jacket and a pink and white skirt, as well as tennis shoes. She stands in front of a field of tall grass.

Inequality, Kids on the Line

Six years separated

by Aura Bogado, Kevin Sullivan, Anayansi Diaz-Cortes, Emily Harris, Andy Donohue, Brett Myers, Mwende Hinojosa, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Kaitlin Benz, Katherine Rae Mondo, Amy Mostafa, Najib Aminy and Al Letson February 15, 2020July 1, 2021

A 10-year-old girl is separated from her family at the border and enters U.S. custody. Now she’s 17 and still in a shelter. Her family can’t find her.

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