Blaming George Bush for this one is a bit off.
The 2008 law only applies to minors who are the victims of sexual trafficking.
It’s pretty obvious that none of these illegals are under the forced kidnapping of sex traffickers
As I understand it some are claiming that though as well as fleeing their country because their lives are threatened.
This is why they can’t be immediately deported, they have to go through a bureaucratic legal process that many won’t even show up for because they’ve been released from custody until the hearing.