Homeland Security Is Billing Immigrant Kids $5,000
The Trump administration is imposing fines on unaccompanied teenagers for crossing the border.
The Department of Homeland Security has sent fines of $5,000 to unaccompanied immigrant teenagers for illegally entering the United States, according to youth advocates and fine notices reviewed by New York Focus and The Intercept.
- Roughly 10 teenagers in New York, ages 14 to 17, received the fine in mid-October.
- At least one teenager in Michigan has also received the fine.
The fine is one of several new financial penalties for immigrants created by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Donald Trump in July.
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Author's summary: The US is fining immigrant kids $5,000.