Migrant children’s shelter investigated after claims kids were restrained and isolated in a ‘red room’

NewsWorldAmericasMigrant children’s shelter investigated after claims kids were restrained and isolated in a ‘red room’A ‘special’ unit beat and placed one child in restraints nearly two dozen times, according to a report Isabel Keane in New York Sunday 19 April 2026 22:11 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2960719","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/migrant-childrens-shelter-abuse-allegations-new-york-b2960719.html","title":"Migrant children’s shelter investigated after abuse allegations"}}CloseFox News host suggests children can do farm labor jobs vacated by deported migrantsThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}...