Agency protecting immigrant children becoming enforcement arm
May 14, 2025·Location: San Antonio, Texas
Country of origin: Venezuela

The Office of Refugee Resettlement, tasked with protecting immigrant children, has assisted in immigration enforcement operations under the Trump administration. Federal agents have conducted dozens of visits across the country targeting unaccompanied minors and their sponsors, using welfare checks as a pretext. Current and former staffers report the agency is assisting in enforcement operations.
Sources
- An agency tasked with protecting immigrant children is becoming an enforcement arm, current and former staffers say
youthtoday.org·May 15, 2025·archived copy
- The Office of Refugee Resettlement is becoming an immigration enforcement arm, sources say
Texas Tribune·May 14, 2025·archived copy
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