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US Border Patrol agent — AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File

November 01, 2017

Lawyers Sue To Demand Release Of Undocumented Child With Cerebral Palsy

Lawyers for an undocumented 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy have filed a federal lawsuit demanding the government release her from a children's shelter.

Thousands of young immigrants, many of them from Central America, have crossed illegally into the United States this year, causing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border. — (John Moore/Getty)

July 24, 2014

Amid Wave Of Child Immigrants, Reports Of Abuse By Border Patrol

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United States border patrol agents monitor a fence in Hidalgo, Texas. Two congressmen, from Texas and New Mexico, are seeking a review of some agency policies. — (Kainaz Amaria/NPR)

May 16, 2014

Amid Complaints, Lawmakers Seek More Oversight For Border Agents

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A new report lists more than 800 complaints made against U.S. Border Patrol agents; most include physical abuse. Here, an agent patrols the U.S.-Mexico border fence at in San Diego, Calif., last year. — (John Moore/Getty Images)

May 07, 2014

Lawyers Sue To Demand Release Of Undocumented Child With Cerebral Palsy

Amid Wave Of Child Immigrants, Reports Of Abuse By Border Patrol

Amid Complaints, Lawmakers Seek More Oversight For Border Agents

Report Details Hundreds Of Complaints Against U.S. Border Agents