Separated Migrant Youth At Northern California Center

PLEASANT HILL, CA -- Of the thousands of migrant youth separated from their parents, at least two have been moved to a center in Contra Costa County. The Mercury News reported two girls are temporarily residing in the Bay Area facility as President Donald Trump hammers down his immigration policy.

A nonprofit, Southwest Key, told Mercury News the group is working to reunite the girls with their parents after Trump signed an executive order to no longer separate families amid a public outcry.

"The Pleasant Hill facility — a ranch-style house between two churches — holds up to 25 children, including 'unattended' children who have crossed the border without their parents and were apprehended by federal authorities before they were able to connect with parents or relatives in the United States," the Mercury News reported.

"Children remain at their facilities an average of 52 days, he said, 10 days longer than the 42 days on average before Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy went into effect in April," the article went on to say.

Many of the immigrants who have come to the U.S. border seeking asylum in recent years are from Central America, forced to leave because of drug-driven crime and violence.

Read the full Mercury News story here.

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