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    ICE Is Checking Immigrant Kids' Teeth To Determine Their Age. Does The Science Hold Up?

    Oct 30, 2019 2 minutes
    Many unaccompanied migrants who claim to be under 18 years old must undergo a dental exam. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

    Undocumented minors seeking asylum in the U.S might be met with an unusual demand: border officials want to see their teeth.

    Many unaccompanied migrants who claim to be under 18 years old must undergo a dental exam, after which some of them may be mistakenly moved to maximum-security facilities with adults instead of youth shelters with other

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