(The Center Square) – The Trump administration is still releasing unaccompanied alien children (UAC)s into the U.S., although the numbers are dramatically lower than the unprecedented numbers released by the Biden administration.
UACs are children under age 18 who are primarily smuggled to the U.S. border and arrive claiming they were brought to reunite with family members.
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