Unaccompanied

By Gina Kaufmann,

Published February 17, 2016 at 3:21 PM CST

Within the past couple of years, there's been aninflux of unaccompanied child migrants arriving in the United States (including to Kansas) after fleeing violence and poverty in Central America. We check in on those kids with two local immigration lawyers and a reporter who has investigated the placement of young immigrants in unsafe homes.

Guests:

Angela L. Williams, local immigration lawyer
Michael Sharma-Crawford, local immigration lawyer
Garance Burke, investigative reporter, Associated Press

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Central Standard immigration

Gina Kaufmann

People don't make cameos in news stories; the human story is the story, with characters affected by news events, not defined by them. As a columnist and podcaster, I want to acknowledge what it feels like to live through this time in Kansas City, one vantage point at a time. Together, these weekly vignettes form a collage of daily life in Kansas City as it changes in some ways, and stubbornly resists change in others. You can follow me on Twitter @GinaKCUR or email me at gina@kcur.org.

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Matthew Long-Middleton

Matthew Long-Middleton has been a talk-show producer, community producer, Media Training Manager and now the Community Engagement Manager at KCUR. You can reach him at Matthew@kcur.org, or on Twitter @MLMIndustries.

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