Inside Connecticut’s Immigrant Child Detention System

Joshua Eaton, investigative reporter for Hearst Connecticut Media Group, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss his reporting centered on a 5-year-old girl who was separated from her mother for 118 days and held in a residential facility and foster care in Connecticut. He explains how and why children can be placed into these programs, the role of nonprofit providers, and the broader legal and ethical questions surrounding family separation, oversight, and child welfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.