They know they can't be deported as unaccompanied minors. Parents do do this so that their children can get a shot in the US.
They then get sent to a relative or sponsor. There are homes that will act a sponsor for money and sponsor different families' kids. They'll be registered to that address and then often kicked out to fend for themselves working illegally in restaurants and renting rooms.
But it's not always to be sold for sex slavery, many parents put their kids through the dangerous treck in the hands of coyotes (cartel members that transport the children)
They know they can't be deported as unaccompanied minors. Parents do do this so that their children can get a shot in the US.
They then get sent to a relative or sponsor. There are homes that will act a sponsor for money and sponsor different families' kids. They'll be registered to that address and then often kicked out to fend for themselves working illegally in restaurants and renting rooms.
But it's not always to be sold for sex slavery, many parents put their kids through the dangerous treck in the hands of coyotes (cartel members that transport the children)
Many are raped and abducted along the way.