Event Brief
Migrant Children Coerced to Self-Deport, Lawyers Claim
Filed: Feb 26, 2026 at 8:05 PM ET
Summary: Lawyers allege Customs and Border Protection uses threats to force minors to self-deport.
WHO: Customs and Border Protection, unaccompanied immigrant children
WHAT: Allegations of coercion and threats to self-deport
WHEN: Feb 26, 2026 at 7:17 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: To compel unaccompanied minors to leave the country
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