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How Prince George's County Has Adapted To An Influx Of Unaccompanied Minors


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Last year, the Office of Refugee Resettlement placed 1,558 children in Prince George s County – the fourth-highest number after Harris County, Texas, Los Angeles and Miami-Dade.
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Nando was in the fourth grade when his older brother was killed by gangs in El Salvador. His mother was terrified for his safety, so Nando stopped going to school. For years, he stayed indoors.
It felt like prison, he says.
Nando s family struggled to put food on the table. They grew increasingly desperate. So at 16, he decided to make the treacherous journey to the U.S., leaving behind his parents and younger brother. ....

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How one district handles the trauma undocumented children bring to class


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Nando, an undocumented student from El Salvador, overcame tremendous obstacles to earn his high school diploma in the U.S. He lived by himself in a rented room, worked long hours to send money home and grieved alone after his brother was murdered back home. But he was determined to graduate to make his mother proud. “I wanted to do this for her. We miss each other so much.” Credit: Nando
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