Mexico to stop holding child migrants in detention centers The United Nations and other organizations are applauding changes to Mexico’s immigration law that would prohibit holding migrant children in immigration detention centersMEXICO CITY -- The United Nations and other organizations are applauding changes to Mexico’s immigration law that would prohibit holding migrant children in immigration detention centers. International and domestic groups have pressured Mexico for years to stop holding children in detention centers with their parents. The changes come after a year in which Mexico detained more child migrants than ever before. In a statement Thursday, the International Detention Coalition and the Institute for Migrating Women, said that last year Mexico detained more than 50,000 child migrants, mostly from Honduras and Guatemala. Between January and August this year, another 7,442 child migrants were detained, according to the groups.

Source: ABC News November 12, 2020 16:59 UTC