Battle to keep migrant kids’ shelters opened remains a problem in FL

In a state with a long history of welcoming children, whether migrant children who arrive in Florida without a guardian are still welcomed in the state remains a question even those who advocate for these children can’t answer. “Caring for children was one of the things that Florida just has always done, said Melissa Marantes, an immigration attorney with the Orlando Center for Justice. She works with providers in Florida that temporarily house unaccompanied migrant children for the federal government. The children are often sent to the U.S. by desperate parents or other family members in Central and South America who are seeking to give the children a better life in America.