The federal Department of Health and Human Services doesn’t adequately track unaccompanied immigrant minors who enter the United States after placing them with sponsors, putting the kids at “significant risk for trafficking and abuse,” says a new report from Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman.
Read MoreMigrant children fleeing violence and poverty in their home countries are even more vulnerable if they’re deported back once they arrive in the U.S. and Mexico, in part because they return to worse conditions than those that prompted them to leave in the first place…
Read MoreIllegal-immigrant children are slipping through the federal safety net designed to protect them from abuse, Senate investigators said in a new report released Wednesday that found no federal agency willing to step up and accept responsibility for them once they’re released into the community.
Read MoreAlthough the Trump administration has ended its policy of family separation as a deterrent against illegal immigration, experts are concerned that migrant children are not receiving adequate care at detention facilities and may experience long-term health implications due to detention and separation.
Read MoreThis article explores the history of family separation in the U.S., pointing out that while many aspects of the current administration’s approach are unprecedented, many aspects have a long history in U.S. immigration policy.
Read MoreJoin ISS staff for a #KidsAreWaiting Live Chat with the ISS-USA Staff on Wed, August 29th from 1-2pm EST. They will answer questions about our cross-border services that benefit waiting children and families.
More InformationA federal court has given the Trump administration until Friday, Aug. 10, to figure out a plan for the 28 immigrant children still detained at the Shiloh Treatment Center in southeast Texas….She also addressed the lawsuit’s claims that residents at Shiloh have been given forced injections and prescribed antidepressants, mood stabilizers, and antipsychotic drugs without consent.
Read MoreThis article takes the reader inside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement family detention center in Dilley, Texas, which can hold as many as 2,400 mothers and children.
Read MoreTexas child welfare officials Thursday opened an abuse and neglect investigation into reports that surfaced last week of a child dying after being released from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility.
The court learned that the Trump administration had put a mother and a daughter who are plaintiffs in the lawsuit on a flight to Central America.
This fact sheet describes the process by which the Trump Administration carried out family separation and how the related federal court ruling Ms. L v. ICE addresses family separation.
As the government contends with 500 children who remain in government facilities, nightmarish tales are emerging of aborted reunifications.
Read MoreOn Thursday, August 2, fathers detained at Karnes Detention Center, 52 miles outside of San Antonio, staged a hunger strike and protest to demand their release, according to a RAICES press statement…
Read MoreTwo youth care workers at Arizona shelters for migrant children have been charged with sexually assaulting immigrant teenagers, according to court records. They are the latest claims of abuse at government-contracted shelters that have a key role in the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration crackdown.
Read MoreThe Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health has developed a website with resources to support families who have been separated during their time of need. Two types of resources are available: resources for children who have been separated from their parents and resources for caregivers and social service providers working to support these children and their families.
This article discusses the similarities in how the government has been handling family separation and how it handles foster care.
Read MoreAs the Trump administration scrambles to reunite children with their parents, immigration lawyers and psychologists have raised another concern: whether the government is equipped to deal not just with lasting trauma to children, but also their parents in detention…
Read MoreAn immigration lawyer outlines the logistical challenges of family reunification, and why some detainees still face uncertain futures.
Read MoreA report that a child died shortly after being released from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas inflamed the debate Wednesday over the detention of immigrant families, though there were few details about what actually happened…
Read MoreThe report highlights research evidence on the science of early childhood development, stress and trauma, and implications of family separation and reunions for very young children.
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