Child Migrant Agency Shares New Data With Immigration Enforcers (1)

The Trump administration has resumed sharing sensitive information about people who come forward to sponsor unaccompanied migrant children with immigration authorities, a move that is expected to keep children in government custody for longer, according to two people familiar with the policy.

The information is drawn from case files maintained by the Office of Refugee Resettlement, a federal office tasked with the care and placement of children who enter the US without their parents. It’s being shared with the Department of Homeland Security, which is in charge of immigration enforcement, and includes potential sponsors’ names, addresses, immigration status and other ...