Report: Migrants Told to Sign Voluntary Deportation Orders to Get Kids Back

Immigration authorities have allegedly told detained migrants at a detention facility near Houston to sign voluntary deportation orders in order to see their children—a move that often means they must drop their asylum claims, The Texas Tribune reports. Immigration advocacy groups also fear authorities may not be living up to their word, meaning hundreds of parents may be deported while their children stay behind. Anne Chandler, Houston director of the Tahirih Justice Center immigration advocacy group, backed up Carlos’ claims, saying she’d heard a nearly identical account from another detained migrant.