Part 1 of a 2023 Pulitzer-winning article series by Hannah Dreier

Arriving in record numbers, they’re ending up in dangerous jobs that violate child labor laws — including in factories that make products for well-known brands like Cheetos and Fruit of the Loom.

• Part 2: Biden Administration Plans Crackdown on Migrant Child Labor
• Part 3: As Migrant Children Were Put to Work, U.S. Ignored Warnings
• Part 4: The Kids on the Night Shift
• Part 5: Children Risk Their Lives Building America’s Roofs
• Part 6: They’re Paid Billions to Root Out Child Labor in the U.S. Why Do They Fail?
• Part 7: Where Migrant Children Are Living, and Often Working, in the U.S.
• Part 8: Confronted With Child Labor in the U.S., Companies Move to Crack Down