Biden administration rescinds Trump-era immigration policy to alleviate surge of unaccompanied minors

The Biden administration announced Friday it is terminating a Trump-era agreement that it said discouraged sponsors of unaccompanied migrant children, like parents or relatives, to come forward due to fear their information would be shared with immigration enforcement agencies.

The move comes amid a surge of unaccompanied children arriving at the border, which is overwhelming border facilities and has officials scrambling to accommodate them.

Children who are apprehended at the border are transferred to the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services, where case managers work with them...