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Thousands of unaccompanied children flooded across the southwest border of the United States and caused a humanitarian crisis in 2014. Since then, these children have made their way through an overwhelmed immigration court system.
Read the story: Local teen who crossed 1,500 miles to reach U.S. waits for court to decide her fate.
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Chicago cases: Where they stand
About a thousand unaccompanied children have ended up in Chicago’s immigration court since the summer of 2014.
Status of cases involving unaccompanied minors in Chicago Immigration Court
From July 18, 2014, to Sept. 29, 2015, one square equals 10 children
605
Cases pending involving
unaccompanied children
172
Cases in which children
were ordered to be deported
34
Cases in which children
were allowed to stay
National data: Where the children went
After unaccompanied children are apprehended by authorities, they are transferred to the Office of Refugee Resettlement. The ORR then releases the children to sponsors, who are usually family members.
Unaccompanied immigrant children released to sponsors
By state, Oct. 2013 to Sept. 2015
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Fewer than 100
100-499
500-999
1,000 to 4,999
5,000 or more
Where the children came from
The number of unaccompanied children from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras spiked in fiscal year 2014.
Citizenship of unaccompanied children, by fiscal year
FY 2015
Guatemala: 13,589
Mexico: 11,012
El Salvador: 9,389
Honduras: 5,409
FY2009
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font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;
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font-weight:bold;
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font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;
font-size:14px;
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font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;
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font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;
font-size:14px;
line-height:28px;
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Chicago cases:
Where they stand
About a thousand unaccompanied children have ended up in Chicago’s immigration court since the summer of 2014.
Status of cases involving unaccompanied
minors in Chicago Immigration Court
From July 18, 2014 to Sept. 29, 2015, o
ne square equals 10 children
605
Cases pending involving
unaccompanied children
172
Cases in which children
were ordered to be deported
34
Cases in which children
were allowed to stay
National data:
Where the children went
After an unaccompanied child is apprehended by authorities, they are transferred to the Office of Refugee Resettlement. The ORR then releases the children to sponsors, who are usually family members.
Unaccompanied immigrant children
released to sponsors
By state, Oct. 2013 to Sept. 2015
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Less than 100
100-499
500-999
1,000 to 4,999
5,000 or more
Where the children
came from
Citizenship of unaccompanied children,
fiscal year 2009 to 2015
99,466
46,746
39,622
36,356t
Mexico
Guatemala
El Salvador
Honduras
Sources: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement; U.S. Customs and Border Protection; U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review