At least 30 Afghan children have arrived in the U.S. alone as refugees and were taken to federal shelters where officials hold unaccompanied migrant …
At least 30 Afghan children have arrived in the U.S. alone as refugees and were taken to federal shelters where officials hold unaccompanied migrant minors, CBS News reported Friday. The Afghan children left the country without their parents as Taliban insurgents seized the capital city of Kabul, CBS News reported. They arrived in the U.S. where they were taken to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shelters, agency officials reportedly told CBS News. Some of the Afghan children were reunited with family members who were evacuated to the U.S. at another time, according to CBS News. Others were deemed “unaccompanied alien children” under U.S. laws since they came with adult relatives who weren’t their parents. Other Afghan children arrived in America without any family members to meet them, so they will remain in HHS custody as federal officials work to match them with sponsors or until they turn 18, according to CBS News.
