EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Mexican officials always struggle persuading migrant families to enroll children in school for however many days or weeks they stay on the border.

Parents have told government officials they plan for their kids to attend public school once the family crosses the border into the United States. But with the Trump administration putting asylum on hold and soldiers patrolling National Defense Areas along the U.S. border, getting foreign children into a classroom has become an urgent task for educators in Juarez, Mexico.

“All children have a right to an education. We are working with UNICEF and other actors to guarantee that right,” said Rosella Yamada, executive secretary for SIPINA, a child protection agency in the northern border state of Chihuahua. “We hav

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