Border Separations: 66 Immigrant Children Housed In Chicago

CHICAGO, IL — About 66 migrant children separated from their parents by the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" border policy are being housed in Chicago by a nonprofit group, according to the Chicago Tribune. The children are in nine shelters run by Heartland Alliance, which provides immigrants with housing and legal help, the report added.

On Friday, Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin took a tour of one of the group's shelters. Two-thirds of the children being housed are younger than 13, the Tribune reports.

“We’ve got to stand up and speak up for these young people and their families," Durbin said following his tour. "They make these deadly, dangerous journeys to our country — not because they are looking for a vacation. They are coming for safety.”

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People in Springfield, Missouri, protest the U.S. policy of family separation at the border. (Photo via Shutterstock)