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Why children often face deportation hearings alone

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The John Fitzgerald Kennedy Federal Building in Boston, which houses one of the two immigration courts in Massachusetts. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
The John Fitzgerald Kennedy Federal Building in Boston, which houses one of the two immigration courts in Massachusetts. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Hundreds of thousands of immigrant children across the country have been showing up to deportation hearings alone.

In Massachusetts, most of the hearings happen behind closed doors, and it's unclear how the legal proceedings play out.

WBUR's Rachell Sanchez-Smith reports.

This segment aired on March 26, 2026.

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Rachell Sanchez-Smith Associate Producer

Rachell Sanchez-Smith is an associate producer on WBUR's Morning Edition team.

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