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Ginger Thompson, ProPublica

The horrors at US detention centres for migrant children are haunting even some Border Patrol agents

In the frontline of Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration, some agents have been forced to accept conditions in holding camps as normal, even appropriate.

Ginger Thompson, ProPublica
· Jul 21, 2019 · 01:30 pm
Family separation: Girl whose cries highlighted the cruelty of Trump’s policy starts life in US

Six-year-old Alison Jimena Valencia Madrid of El Salvador had come across the border with her mother in June.

Ginger Thompson, ProPublica
· Dec 29, 2018 · 08:30 pm
For 6-year-old girl heard in audio from US border, a memorised phone number proved to be a lifeline

As the US attempts to reunite migrant families after backlash, children will bear the burden of helping to identify who and where their parents are.

Ginger Thompson, ProPublica
· Jun 25, 2018 · 01:30 pm