Since last year, ICE and the Office of Refugee Resettlement have made it much harder to be designated as a sponsor for one of these kids, even if you're related to them. They've added all kinds of new bureaucratic and paperwork requirements, proof of income, proof of identification, proof of backup, caregiving, and more. And they've added a requirement that sponsors attend ID checks where ICE agents are present. In many cases, ICE has abducted potential sponsors directly from these interviews, essentially using their kids as a trap. (01:34–01:44)
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Asserts that new bureaucratic requirements have been added for sponsoring immigrant children.
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