• In June 2014, the U.S. Justice Department decided to give legal representation to unaccompanied minors entering the United States.[1]

 

• From June 2014 up to January 2016,[2] the United States government gave money to the Mexican government to keep refugees from reaching the United States.[3]

 

• In July 2014, the United States Senate held a hearing to examine this crisis, concluding that it would be a burden on the United States to allow all of the minors in and to attempt to deter refugees from coming to the United States.

 

• In August 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services closed shelters for children due to the decreased amount of children entering and the development of permanent placement for minors.[4]

 

• On October 28, 2015, the UN Refugee Agency warned the United States about the refugee crisis urged them to respond quickly and promptly to the needs of the refugees making their way into the country.[5]

 

• From October 2015 to January 2016, the US government was deporting refugees back to Central America.[6]

 

• On January 24, 2016, the United States announced they will develop its resettlement program to take in more refugees in response to the increased violence in Central American.[7]

 

 

[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/07/us/us-to-provide-lawyers-for-children-facing-deportation.html

 

[2] http://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/challenges-at-the-border-examining-the-causes-consequences-and-responses-to-the-rise-in-apprehensions-at-the-southern-border

 

[3] http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/11/opinion/sunday/the-refugees-at-our-door.html?_r=0

 

[4] http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/05/us/us-to-close-3-emergency-shelters-used-for-migrant-children.html?ref=us

 

[5] http://www.unhcr.org/5630c2046.html

 

[6] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/suyapa-portillo/sending-central-american-refugees-back-to-certain-death_b_9162916.html

 

[7] http://www.unhcr.org/5697d35f6.html