Parents and guardians from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras who have immigrated or were resettled in metro Atlanta might be able to bring their children to Georgia with refugee status.
It’s through the Central American Minor Program — a federal pathway for safe resettlement of kids.
“There are so many root causes for migration from Central America to the United States,” said Laura Just, the Director of Legal Protection at the nonprofit Kids in Need of Defense (KIND). “It is a very dangerous journey. There are a lot of people out there who are exploiting people who are desperate enough to make it.”
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