Over Labor Day weekend, the Trump administration attempted to remove Guatemalan children who had come to the United States alone and were living in shelters or with foster care families in the United States.
Eight years ago, a man received a call from his estranged father, who had abandoned him years ago at a foster care facility in Yongsan, central Seoul, following a divorce.
The number of deaths among youths who aged out of the foster care system is on the rise, highlighting gaps in the current support system as well as the difficulties young adults face when they lose government assistance.
Korea JoongAng Daily Sitemap
