April 18, 2026
“There’s just no question kids have been harmed. Children’s behaviors continue to worsen the longer they are detained in these facilities, and these types of harmful practices create a perfect storm for them to get seriously injured.”
Federal officials received complaints about the treatment of children and adolescents at a facility in Westchester County, N.Y.
Federal officials have moved migrant children and adolescents out of a shelter in Westchester County, N.Y., after receiving reports that detainees there had been mistreated.
The allegations of abuse at a facility run by the Children’s Village, a shelter operator in Dobbs Ferry, were first reported by CNN on Thursday. The Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement to The New York Times that it was aware of the abuse claims and, as a result, transferred unaccompanied children to other locations and notified investigators.