The travel routes unaccompanied children take to get to the United States are long and dangerous. They make the journey with the belief that children will not be sent back home. Read related article.
Sources: U.S. Border Patrol, United Nations, World Bank, UNODC and its report “Transnational Organized Crime in Central America and the Caribbean: A Threat Assessment†| Richard Johnson and Cristina Rivero/The Washington Post 
