"US held record number of migrant children in custody in 2019" By C. SHERMAN, M. MENDOZA AND G. BURKE:
“'Here, we change lives,'said shelter director Elcy Valdez, who worked as an ORR federal field specialist visiting a variety of facilities for six years. She saw a variety of operations, and took note of best practices. Today they hope to share their practices with some 170 shelter programs in 23 states.
'The girls come in very sad, nervous, not knowing what to expect, unsure what the future holds for them,' she said. 'We give them that sense of security, of safety for the first time.'”
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