Federal officials scrutinized for ignoring warnings as migrant children were put to work

In February, a New York Times investigation exposed how thousands of migrant children are working in jobs across the country in violation of child labor laws. The Times now reports that the Biden administration was made aware of the risks facing these children as it relaxed vetting procedures to them out of overwhelmed shelters quickly. Stephanie Sy discussed the report with Hannah Dreier.

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