NEW YORK (NYTIMES) - The federal government received more than 4,500 complaints in four years about the sexual abuse of immigrant children who were being held at government-funded detention facilities, including an increase in complaints while the Trump administration's policy of separating migrant families at the border was in place, the Justice Department revealed this week.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NEW YORK - The federal government received more than 4,500 complaints in four years about the sexual abuse of immigrant children who were being held at government-funded detention facilities, including an increase in complaints while the Trump administration's policy of separating migrant families at the border was in place, the Justice Department revealed this week.
Of those 1,303 cases deemed the most serious, 178 were accusations that adult staff members had sexually assaulted immigrant children, while the rest were allegations of minors assaulting other minors, the report said. The records do not detail the outcome of every complaint, but they indicate that some accusations were determined to be unfounded or lacking enough evidence to prosecute. In one case, a staff member at a Chicago detention facility was accused in April 2015 of fondling and kissing a child and was later charged with a crime. The report did not state whether that person had been found guilty.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
U.S. denied tens of thousands more visas in 2018 due to travel ban: dataThe U.S. State Department refused more than 37,000 visa applications in 2018 due to the Trump administration's travel ban, up from less than 1,000 the previous year when the ban had not fully taken effect, according to agency data released on Tuesday. The United States denies nearly 4 million visa
Read more »
US denied tens of thousands more visas in 2018 due to travel banWASHINGTON: The US State Department refused more than 37,000 visa applications in 2018 due to the Trump administration's travel ban, up from less ...
Read more »
FCA to invest US$4.5 billion in Michigan to expand new Jeep SUV modelsFiat Chrysler Automobiles NV said on Tuesday it will invest US$4.5 billion in five plants and create 6,500 jobs in Michigan, including turning an ...
Read more »
Venezuela hit with new US sanctions after aid clashesBOGOTA: The United States targeted Venezuela's government with new sanctions on Monday (Feb 25) and called on allies to freeze the assets of its ...
Read more »
US judge will not block Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan health venture's new hireA federal judge on Friday declined to block a UnitedHealth Group Inc unit's former executive from working at a new healthcare venture launched by ...
Read more »
Microsoft workers demand it drop US$450 million US Army contractSeveral Microsoft Corp employees on Friday demanded that the company cancel a US$480 million hardware contract with the U.S. Army and stop ...
Read more »