04-07-2019 17:38 via kvoa.com

In border crisis, pregnant teens are especially vulnerable

PHOENIX (AP) — As the crisis at the border has deepened over the last year, one group of migrants is particularly vulnerable: teen moms and pregnant girls without parents of their own.
Unaccompanied minors are held by the government until a vetted sponsor, usually a relative, can take them in while their immigration cases play out in court.
Attorneys who interviewed the teens at several government facilities recently found they lacked medical care, were afraid to speak out when their babie
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