{"id":236382,"date":"2026-04-18T00:43:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T00:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/236382\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T00:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T00:43:14","slug":"share-your-thoughts-on-shelter-for-migrant-kids-facing-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/236382\/","title":{"rendered":"Share your thoughts on shelter for migrant kids facing cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MIA_104WenskyPresser16NEWPPP.JPG\"   width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" title=\"Archbishop Thomas Wenski speaks during a press conference held by the Archdiocese of Miami to address the abrupt cancellation of an $11 million federal contract with Catholic Charities and the immediate and long-term impact on services for unaccompanied minors and the broader humanitarian mission of the Archdiocese. The contract supported shelter and care for unaccompanied migrant children entering the United States. Wenski spoke in Miami Shores on Thursday, April 16, 2026.\" alt=\"Archbishop Thomas Wenski speaks during a press conference held by the Archdiocese of Miami to address the abrupt cancellation of an $11 million federal contract with Catholic Charities and the immediate and long-term impact on services for unaccompanied minors and the broader humanitarian mission of the Archdiocese. The contract supported shelter and care for unaccompanied migrant children entering the United States. Wenski spoke in Miami Shores on Thursday, April 16, 2026.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Archbishop Thomas Wenski speaks during a press conference held by the Archdiocese of Miami to address the abrupt cancellation of an $11 million federal contract with Catholic Charities and the immediate and long-term impact on services for unaccompanied minors and the broader humanitarian mission of the Archdiocese. The contract supported shelter and care for unaccompanied migrant children entering the United States. Wenski spoke in Miami Shores on Thursday, April 16, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>                Pedro Portal<\/p>\n<p>            pportal@miamiherald.com<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration recently notified Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami that it was eliminating its funding for the charity\u2019s  shelter that houses immigrant kids who come to the U.S. alone. It\u2019s the longest-running program of its kind. The news has sent shockwaves through South Florida.<\/p>\n<p>The termination ends a decades-long partnership  that spans back to the arrival of unaccompanied Cuban kids in the wake of Fidel Castro\u2019s revolution in a program known as Peter Pan. The news has sent shockwaves through  South Florida.<\/p>\n<p>The Miami Herald is reporting on the immediate and long-term impact of this decision. We want to talk to concerned community members in South Florida. How does the shuttering of the unaccompanied minors program make you feel? How do you think it will affect Miami? Please fill out the form below, and one of our reporters will reach out to you. What you choose to share will be kept confidential and not published unless a reporter has gotten in touch with you. We will not share your name or details without your consent. Prior to any interview, we can decide the conditions of our conversation to ensure your safety and comfort. We can conduct interviews in Spanish, Creole, Portuguese and English.<\/p>\n<p>Can\u2019t see the form below? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSc6BAktUH9UDckOjZE1dDCVvGi9Rd5mrgXPJXRwrOIeOeJyJg\/viewform?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=115362147779113452514\">Click here to fill it out<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  Loading\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published April 17, 2026 at 6:08 PM.<\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/profile\/243203706\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Syra Ortiz Blanes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    el Nuevo Herald<\/p>\n<p>            Syra Ortiz Blanes covers immigration for the Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald. Previously, she was the Puerto Rico and Spanish Caribbean reporter for the Heralds through Report for America.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Archbishop Thomas Wenski speaks during a press conference held by the Archdiocese of Miami to address the abrupt&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":235061,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":{"0":"post-236382","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-miami","8":"tag-miami","9":"tag-miami-headlines","10":"tag-miami-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236382\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/235061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}