Protected as a child, detained by ICE as an adult: Impact of new court rulings

Source NBC Local
Original Load Date July 15, 2026, 9:01 p.m.
Last Updated July 15, 2026, 9:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/protected-as-a-child-detained-by-ice-as-an-adult-the-impact-of-new-court-rulings/3962126/

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When a child flees a bad situation in their home country and arrives in the United States alone, the federal government can choose to grant them a special protection and a pathway to citizenship. A Chicago attorney told NBC 5 Investigates a series of court rulings took that protection away, putting ...