These Immigrant Kids Were Once Protected. Under Trump, Their Deportations Have Tripled.

As Trump cracks down on unaccompanied minors living in the U.S., a couple of traffic tickets put Elder Chavez on a path toward deportation. “I’m just waiting here,” he told ProPublica. “I really don’t know what’s going to happen to me.”

By Mica Rosenberg and Jeff Ernsthausen. Originally published July 6, 2026. Recorded by News Over Audio.

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