Trump Administration Ends Immigration Program for Central American Kids Fleeing Violence
On August 16, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security cancelled the Central American Minors (CAM) program, a federal immigration option created in 2014 under the Obama Administration's guidance. This program offered U.S. entry to minors fleeing violence in Central America's “Northern Triangle,” the tri-country region doused in rampant gang violence and corruption (in just the past two years, 33,000 people have been murdered in the region).