Rising violence has forced children as young as three years old from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala to trek through Mexico to reach the U.S. border. In response to this crisis, the Obama administration has submitted an emergency funding request to Congress which would meet the most critical humanitarian and protection needs of the children.
Children as young as three years old from Central America have fled unimaginable horrors in their home countries as the deliberate targets of worsening violence perpetrated by gangs and drug cartels. Many thousands of them have trekked through Mexico to reach the United States border.