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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ryan J. Foley

AP exclusive: Change in human trafficking reporting alarms advocates for migrant children

Immigration Human Trafficking Claims - (Marcio Jose Sanchez/Pool AP via AP)

The Trump administration has ordered caregivers for migrant children to stop reporting human trafficking concerns directly to the office created to help victims, a change that critics say could make some vulnerable minors easier to deport.

The directive, in a Sept. 10 memo reviewed by The Associated Press, could mean that some victims would be denied services and face tougher odds of obtaining asylum and visas allowing them to stay in the United States.

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