DHS Is Billing Unaccompanied Immigrant Kids $5,000
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The Trump administration is imposing $5,000 fines on unaccompanied immigrant teenagers under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, according to youth advocates and fine notices reviewed by New York Focus and The Intercept. At least 10 teens in New York and one in Michigan have received these fines, which are part of new financial penalties for immigrants under the act. The fines are issued under a section titled “Inadmissible alien apprehension fee” and apply to individuals apprehended outside official ports of entry. Minors receiving the fines are living in shelters overseen by the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement while awaiting release to adult sponsors. Advocates argue that these children have no means to pay such fees due to their inability to work while in government custody.
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