US gov. moves to privatize migrant child detention | FRONTLINE + AP

A joint investigation by FRONTLINE and The Associated Press has found that the Trump administration is actively shifting the caretaking of migrant children from mostly religious-based nonprofits toward the private sector.

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[dollalama]

I want to know what politicians and billionaires are going to personally profit from this disgusting money grab. This should be a nonprofit project. Capitalism is efficient yet ruthless. Welcome to the machine.

[lovely-mkrt]

This is not necessary. And so wrong in so many ways. Most have sponsors and family members that are waiting to take care and have their children back. Any human for profit agency should be AGAINST THE LAW!!!!

[lindadiaz]

All these children should be returned back to their families, who really knows what's going on in these compounds??
All my children are grown-up but surely I would be making some high waves, if our government had my kid's.

[KatieCatWalker]

This is so disgusting and I can't even say inhumane because that isn't even a strong enough word for it. Let's take kids from their parents, scar them for the rest of their lives and make a profit off of it. This is sickening and anyone who supports it should have their kids taken from them like this.

[fanforever]

No matter how you put it, destroying families is EVIL. Kelly and Caliburn will burn in hell for doing this TWISTED thing for PROFIT.

[theresathompson]

This government is rotten to the core. I don't understand how they could do this to children. They have not broken any laws yet they are in a damn concentration camp. The people of our government who decided to do this need to be charged for crimes against humanity.

[timeless]

Since they all came through Mexico, the kids should all be returned to Mexico so that their government can sort this out.

[stephenbarnes]

It's all about the Benjamin's that's right I said it don't hate 😀

[FixedFace]

exactly! everybody who has children should be allowed to enter the us as they please!
i can’t wait until the us is a place as industrious as safe as the countries these people come from.
after all, that is why they are coming, they can see that the us needs their help in becoming a functioning society.

[prometheus]

*I thought PBS didn't allow comments...*

[dodgerfreak]

There is no point to keeping families in detention, this is only political. The cost of just finding out were these people come from and shipping them back to their country is cheaper then actually keeping them here for weeks, millions of tax payer money is being used on food and clothing and personal to keep an eye on them. Most of these people come from a Central and Southern American country and likely just wont attempt to come back if shipped back. This is a example of both Democratic and Republican failure of doing their jobs.

[elegantlywasted]

This is making me physically ill
I cannot believe it
It’s unbearable to watch

[sordiggei]

"Child detention". Prehistory. Make neolithic great again.

[modi]

So if they operate under budget and meet all requirements, they keep the remainder as profits? I’m ok with that. These children are in better care than with the irresponsible adults that brought them on a dangerous journey across a desert.