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Connecticut refuses federal request to house thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children

WSHU | By Craig LeMoult
Published July 16, 2014 at 6:15 PM EDT

Connecticut officials have rejected a federal request to temporarily house up to 2,000 immigrant children from Central America at a mostly-vacant facility built for developmentally disabled adults.
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Craig LeMoult
Craig LeMoult is a reporter for NPR Member station WGBH.
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