News
2017 General News
December
Migrant seeking asylum says his toddler was taken away at the U.S. border
- By: PBS NewsHour
- 12/22/2017
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U.S. memo weakens guidelines for protecting immigrant children in court
- By: Reuters
- 12/22/2017
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Trump Administration Considers Separating Families to Combat Illegal Immigration
- By: The New York Times
- 12/21/2017
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Trump administration drops appeals in case of immigrant teen seeking abortion
- By: The Washington Post
- 12/20/2017
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Two more pregnant immigrant teens in custody ask judge to allow abortions
- By: The Washington Post
- 12/18/2017
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block abortion for immigrant teen
- By: Politico
- 12/18/2017
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‘Will They Take Me, Too?’
- By: The New York Times
- 12/14/2017
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When Immigration Detention Means Losing Your Kids
- By: New Hampshire Public Radio
- 12/08/2017
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Teens Arrested On Gang Suspicion Are Released Due To Lack Of Evidence
- By: NPR
- 12/05/2017
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October
DHS explores ways to transform immigration system without Congress
- By: CNN
- 10/11/2017
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White House Makes Hard-Line Demands for Any ‘Dreamers’ Deal
- By: The New York Times
- 10/08/2017
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'It's Not Fair': Haitian Teens In Everett [MA] Worry About U.S. Residency Decision
- By: WBUR
- 10/04/2017
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September
U.S. will phase out program for Central American child refugees
- By: Reuters
- 09/27/2017
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Immigration Officials Taking New Steps to Discourage Smuggling of Children
- By: The New York Times
- 09/24/2017
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Trump team drafting plan to deport more young people
- By: MIa
- 09/20/2017
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Relatives of Undocumented Children Caught Up in ICE Dragnet
- By: ProPublica
- 09/11/2017
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August
Three Children Among 25 Undocumented Immigrants Detained At N.H. Highway Checkpoint
- By: New Hampshire Public Radio
- 08/30/2017
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Central America's 'Dry Corridor' triggers massive US migration
- By: The Christian Science Monitor
- 08/24/2017
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Guatemala offers respite from region’s gang violence
- By: UNHCR
- 08/23/2017
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Bishops oppose Trump’s decision ending program for unaccompanied child migrants
- By: Crux
- 08/22/2017
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Trump administration ends Obama-era protection program for Central American minors
- By: The Washington Post
- 08/16/2017
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How Central American Youth Test Outdated U.S. Immigration Laws
- By: Americas Quarterly
- 08/15/2017
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Family Fleeing Violence Ordered Released from Berks Immigration Center
- By: Amnesty International USA
- 08/14/2017
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ICE Raid Seizes 650 People In 4-Day Operation; Most Not Convicted Of Crimes
- By: Patch
- 08/02/2017
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July
Migrants in surge fare worse in immigration court than other groups
- By: The Marshall Project
- 07/30/2017
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Trump to Revive Push on Immigration Crackdown on Long Island Trip
- By: The New York Times
- 07/28/2017
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Mexico becomes a destination for migrants
- By: The Economist
- 07/27/2017
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Advocates Say Agents Are Unlawfully Turning Away Asylum Seekers At The Border
- By: KUNC
- 07/26/2017
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Posada Guadalupe shelters immigrants in dire need
- By: KENS5 Eyewitness News
- 07/25/2017
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Web Form for Tracking Enforcement Against Sponsors of Unaccompanied Children
- By: Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.
- 07/24/2017
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Administration to Release Regulations that May Force Immigrants to Stay in Mexico Pending Hearings
- By: Human Rights First
- 07/20/2017
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Rights groups sue CBP for 'systematic' violations of U.S. asylum law
- By: Tucson Sentinel
- 07/12/2017
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The Gang Murders in the Suburbs
- By: The New York Times
- 07/12/2017
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For Immigrant Parents, Reunification with Children Now Carries Risk of Smuggling Charges
- By: WNYC
- 07/07/2017
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Detained Immigrant Children Entitled to Court Hearing, Appeals Court Rules
- By: NBC News
- 07/06/2017
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Central Americans, ‘Scared of What’s Happening’ in U.S., Stay Put
- By: The New York Times
- 07/03/2017
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June
Feds will now target relatives who smuggled in children
- By: Associated Press
- 06/30/2017
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Court Rules that Family Detention Violates Flores Agreement
- By: Human Rights First
- 06/28/2017
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A father and daughter made it to the U.S. after fleeing gang threats. They don’t know how long they can stay.
- By: The Washington Post
- 06/26/2017
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Texas bottles up funds Congress approved for border cities
- By: San Antonio Express-News
- 06/26/2017
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Immigrant students in LI who fled gang-stricken countries write of hope, despite MS-13’s presence
- By: PIX11
- 06/21/2017
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Senate panel grills federal officials on undocumented minors, MS-13
- By: The Washington Post
- 06/21/2017
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U.S. Sees Steep Rise in Asylum Claims from Latin America
- By: NBC News
- 06/21/2017
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A teen in MS-13 was detained at the border and held for years; a judge just set him free
- By: Associated Press
- 06/18/2017
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Nonprofit for refugee and immigrant children finds an unexpected new home
- By: The Charlotte Observer
- 06/14/2017
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'Protection of Children Act' would harm immigrant children, ABA tells House Judiciary Committee
- By: ABA Journal
- 06/14/2017
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Fleeing gangs, Central American children face deportation as LA area-legal aid remains scarce
- By: Los Angeles Daily News
- 06/11/2017
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ICE Shutters Detention Alternative for Asylum-Seekers
- By: Associated Press
- 06/09/2017
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Despite Trump vow to end catch and release, he is still freeing thousands of migrants
- By: Reuters
- 06/06/2017
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Lawsuit Challenges Government’s Interference with Legal Representation of Mothers and Children Detained in Dilley, Texas
- By: American Immigration Council
- 06/04/2017
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It took a health emergency for this Guatemalan boy, who crossed the border alone, to see a US judge
- By: PRI
- 06/01/2017
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May
Urgent help needed for Central American children on the run
- By: UNHCR
- 05/31/2017
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Texas immigration lockdowns holding some families too long
- By: Associated Press
- 05/31/2017
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The 'grim' questions young immigrants face
- By: Houston Chronicle
- 05/30/2017
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ACLU settles 2-year refugee children discrimination lawsuit vs. city of Escondido
- By: The Escondido Grapevine
- 05/25/2017
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How Microsoft Is Defending Refugee Minors Facing Deportation
- By: Forbes
- 05/23/2017
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Number of unaccompanied child migrants surged in recent years
- By: PBS Newshour
- 05/21/2017
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ABA/KIND National Unaccompanied Children's Conference: Announcement and Call for Proposals
- By: American Bar Association
- 05/18/2017
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With her daughter facing certain death in El Salvador, a mother had to make 'a terrible choice'
- By: Deseret News
- 05/17/2017
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Record number of solo migrant children, U.N. sees slavery risk
- By: Reuters
- 05/17/2017
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Report paints harrowing picture of Central America migration
- By: Associated Press
- 05/11/2017
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Honduran families in Waukegan tell Schneider stories of gangs, violence
- By: Chicago Tribune
- 05/10/2017
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Texas Votes to Give Immigration Lockups Child Care Licenses
- By: Associated Press
- 05/09/2017
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Why 80 asylum-seekers are marching to the US southern border, even though they'll probably be turned away
- By: 90.5 WESA
- 05/09/2017
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U.S. senator unable to stop family’s deportation despite pleas to Trump administration
- By: Vice News
- 05/04/2017
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In a day of frantic tweets, a senator pleaded with Trump to stop a deportation. It didn’t work.
- By: The Washington Post
- 05/04/2017
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Sen. Bob Casey: Release 4 children from Berks County center
- By: Reading Eagle
- 05/03/2017
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Immigration advocates denounce ICE detention of ex-unaccompanied minor on 18th birthday
- By: Los Angeles Daily News
- 05/01/2017
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April
Job Opening: Director - Unaccompanied Minors Program, Catholic Charities Community Services
- By: Catholic Charities Community Services
- 04/28/2017
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On Long Island, Sessions Vows to Eradicate MS-13 Gang
- By: The New York Times
- 04/28/2017
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Whose Long Island? Immigrants Battle for Rights In Suburban New York
- By: The Politic
- 04/27/2017
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With students arriving every day, Memphis seeks to join other cities with newcomer programs for English language learners
- By: Chalkbeat
- 04/26/2017
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Berks detention center for immigrant mothers and children wins licensing appeal
- By: Philly.com
- 04/24/2017
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Renewed Calls For Federal Funding In Wake Of Recent Long Island Gang Slayings
- By: CBS Local
- 04/24/2017
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9th Circ. Hears Harsh Arguments on Detained Immigrant Kids
- By: Courthouse News Service
- 04/19/2017
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After Supreme Court Loss, Detained Mothers at Berks Facility Gain Legal Victory
- By: NBC Philadelphia
- 04/19/2017
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U.S. top court leaves intact ruling against Central America asylum seekers
- By: Reuters
- 04/17/2017
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Immigrant families hoping for asylum in the U.S. are “terrified and angry” about the process
- By: Vice News
- 04/17/2017
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York Immigration Court has denied most asylum — but why?
- By: York Daily Record
- 04/14/2017
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Web Form for Tracking Government Termination of UAC Status
- By: Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.
- 04/14/2017
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On the road in Mexico, Central American migrants face an uncertain future
- By: PBS Newshour
- 04/13/2017
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'It's Not Just': Immigrant Families Seeking Asylum Held Indefinitely at Pennsylvania Detention Center
- By: NBC Washington
- 04/11/2017
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Sessions Proposal to Prosecute [Undocumented] Entry at Southern Border Violates U.S. Treaty Commitments
- By: Human Rights First
- 04/11/2017
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Human trafficking symposium wraps up 12th year
- By: The Brownsville Herald
- 04/09/2017
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Trump Era Ushers in New Unofficial Policy on Asylum-Seekers
- By: Rolling Stone
- 04/05/2017
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March
Plight of unaccompanied migrant minors is focus of Hofstra event
- By: Newsday
- 03/29/2017
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Secretary of Homeland Security says DHS won’t separate families at the border
- By: CNN Wire
- 03/29/2017
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Minors crossing to U.S. find help in Minnesota courts, but worry about changes
- By: Star Tribune
- 03/27/2017
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Shelter that houses immigrant children to be shut down
- By: Miami Herald
- 03/27/2017
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Auburn not-for-profit gets $44 million fed contract to help refugee children
- By: Syracuse.com
- 03/27/2017
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Proposed legislation would provide state license to immigrant family detention centers
- By: San Antonio Express-News
- 03/23/2017
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Maryland high school rape case sparks immigration row
- By: BBC
- 03/22/2017
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SMU Law Professor, Students Volunteer to Help Detained Immigrants
- By: Texas Lawyer
- 03/22/2017
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U.S.-Mexico security cooperation is at a historic high. Will that change under Trump?
- By: The Washington Post
- 03/20/2017
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‘Your child is safe’: Schools address deportation fears among immigrant families
- By: The Washington Post
- 03/19/2017
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U.S. Appeals to Higher Court Over Ruling Against Trump's Revised Travel Ban
- By: New York Times / Reuters
- 03/18/2017
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How unaccompanied youth become exploited workers in the U.S.
- By: Salon
- 03/17/2017
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2 Federal Judges Rule Against Trump’s Latest Travel Ban
- By: New York Times
- 03/16/2017
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Immigrant Rights Guide
- By: New York Daily News
- 03/13/2017
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As immigration rhetoric heats up, the number of families crossing the border in South Texas has slowed down
- By: San Antonio Express-News
- 03/09/2017
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Winter Texans blocking immigrant children shelter
- By: The Monitor
- 03/09/2017
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Arkansas site no longer considered for immigrant shelter
- By: The Courier
- 03/09/2017
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Immigrant Families Are Separated At US Border As Form Of Punishment, Groups Say
- By: BuzzFeed News
- 03/09/2017
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Trump admin quietly made asylum more difficult in the US
- By: CNN
- 03/08/2017
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Kelly: DHS is considering separating undocumented children from their parents at the border
- By: CNN
- 03/07/2017
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DHS is considering separating mothers and children who cross the border illegally
- By: The Washington Post
- 03/07/2017
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2 Girls Hiding From Killers Wait for U.S. to Open Its Door
- By: The New York Times
- 03/07/2017
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Trump Administration Could Target Central American Teens
- By: Youth Today
- 03/06/2017
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Trump administration considering separating women, children at Mexico border
- By: Reuters
- 03/04/2017
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The Rise of Refugee Offshoring
- By: The Atlantic
- 03/01/2017
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February
$8.4M in federal grants awarded for aid to immigrant children
- By: Inside NOVA
- 02/25/2017
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Immigrant children who cross border alone find themselves in Chicago shelters
- By: Chicago Tribune
- 02/24/2017
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President Trump’s Return to the Court of Appeals Involves Immigrant Children
- By: Brit + Co
- 02/24/2017
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In Guatemala, Trump's Homeland Security chief contradicts new immigration directives
- By: Los Angeles Times
- 02/23/2017
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Young Center seeks child advocates
- By: The Brownsville Herald
- 02/22/2017
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Mexican kidnappers pile misery on to Central Americans fleeing violence
- By: The Guardian
- 02/21/2017
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Trump takes new immigration fight to 9th Circuit
- By: Politico
- 02/20/2017
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Trump Plan: Deport To Mexico Immigrants Crossing Border Illegally, Regardless Of Nationality
- By: ProPublica
- 02/20/2017
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US mulls prosecuting parents helping children entering illegally
- By: The Nation
- 02/20/2017
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The Trump Administration May Prosecute Parents Who Immigrate With Young Children
- By: BuzzFeed News
- 02/18/2017
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The School for Refugees
- By: The Atlantic
- 02/13/2017
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Migrating North, but to Mexico, Not the U.S.
- By: The New York Times
- 02/12/2017
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Sen. Kamala Harris pushes to guarantee access to legal counsel for those detained upon entry to the U.S.
- By: Los Angeles Times
- 02/09/2017
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Immigrant teen arrested in Little Rock out on bond, Searcy-bound
- By: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
- 02/07/2017
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El Salvador gets $98m in US funds to fight emigration
- By: AFP
- 02/07/2017
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'We fear soldiers more than gangsters': El Salvador's 'iron fist' policy turns deadly
- By: The Guardian
- 02/06/2017
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Trump vowed to end 'catch and release,' but on the border, it's business as usual
- By: Los Angeles Times
- 02/06/2017
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ICE quietly increasing number of families held in detention
- By: The Monitor
- 02/05/2017
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Revised Docketing Practices Relating to Certain EOIR Priority Cases
- By: Executive Office of Immigration Review
- 02/02/2017
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Thousands of young Central Americans at risk as refugee ban halts key program
- By: The Guardian
- 02/02/2017
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Justice Dept. Reverses Policy That Sped Up Deportations
- By: The New York Times
- 02/02/2017
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Fort Bliss shelter for immigrant kids to close
- By: El Paso Times
- 02/02/2017
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ABA Center on Children and the Law Seeks Input from Immigration Lawyers in Preconference Survey
- By: American Bar Association
- 02/01/2017
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January
Costa Rica Becomes an Alternative for Refugees
- By: U.S. News & World Report
- 01/31/2017
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Also barred by Trump's executive order: These heavily vetted kids from Central America
- By: Los Angeles Times
- 01/31/2017
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Trump’s border wall doesn’t address key shift in crossings
- By: Associated Press
- 01/26/2017
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Closed Wal-Mart in Brownsville to Reopen as Shelter for Unaccompanied Minors
- By: KRGV ABC 5 News
- 01/24/2017
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Immigration Court Backlog Continues to Grow
- By: Human Rights First
- 01/18/2017
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Immigration Court Priority Family Case Backlog Surpasses 100, 000
- By: Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse
- 01/17/2017
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Land Grabs Are Partly To Blame For Skyrocketing Violence In Central America
- By: The Huffington Post
- 01/16/2017
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The Deportees Taking Our Calls
- By: The New Yorker
- 01/16/2017
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U.S. border officials are illegally turning away asylum seekers, critics say
- By: The Washington Post
- 01/16/2017
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Here's the Biggest Immigration Issue That Trump Isn't Talking About
- By: Mother Jones
- 01/12/2017
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A.G. Schneiderman Secures Agreement with North Babylon Union Free School District to Ensure Equal Educational Opportunities for Students
- By: longisland.com
- 01/12/2017
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Border Patrol reports initial results of new Missing Migrant Initiative
- By: The Monitor
- 01/10/2017
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U.S. lacks lawyers, judges to handle sheer numbers of children’s immigration cases
- By: The Florida Times-Union
- 01/07/2017
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‘Brewing humanitarian crisis:’ AAP leaders, members visit Texas border to assess needs of immigrant children
- By: American Academy of Pediatrics
- 01/06/2017
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Cuellar demands ICE notifies local governments of immigrant releases
- By: The Monitor
- 01/05/2017
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Immigrants, legal groups allege harsh treatment at U.S. border
- By: 88.9 WEKU
- 01/04/2017
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Advocates suggest another option for US-bound Central Americans: Stay and work in Mexico
- By: PRI
- 01/04/2017
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ABA urges full 9th Circuit to review panel’s decision on representation for unaccompanied minors
- By: American Bar Association
- 01/03/2017
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On the way to the US, children seeking asylum are often put in Mexico’s detention centers
- By: PRI
- 01/03/2017
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More than 350 immigrant teens still barred from Collier County public high schools
- By: News-Press
- 01/02/2017
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