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Inside America’s child migrant centres

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A vast system of camps scattered across the US hold more than 20,000 migrant children.

The BBC uncovers allegations of filth, lice, sickness and neglect, in a vast system of mostly closed off camps scattered across the US holding more than 20,000 migrant children.

The US has a vast system of mostly closed off camps scattered across the country holding more than 20,000 migrant children. In a special investigation the BBC has uncovered allegations of filth, lice, cold temperatures, sickness and neglect through a series of interviews with children and staff. Children are coming across in record numbers, in the hopes being welcomed into President Biden's America. Many are travelling alone.

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