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Aug 22
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Civil rights groups sue to bar expedited deportations of Central American families

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Civil rights groups sue to bar expedited deportations of Central American families

The Washington Post (August 22, 2014)

Civil rights group files a lawsuit asking a federal court to stop the Obama administration from expediting families being held in Artesia, NM. The 60-page legal complaint, on behalf of seven women and three children at the facility in Artesia, N.M., alleges that the Department of Homeland Security has denied due process rights to the families as it seeks to deport the hundreds of undocumented immigrants being housed there.

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Aug 13
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Undocumented and Underage: The Crisis of Migrant Children

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Undocumented and Underage: The Crisis of Migrant Children

Vice News (August 13, 2014)

This is a twelve-minute video that shows VICE News traveling to the border between Texas and Tamaulipas to speak to people who have been detained on both sides of the border. They told us about their reasons for crossing the border, how they were detained, what their stay was like inside the detention centers, their plans for the future, and their fears.

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Aug 11
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Brutality and ‘The Beast’: why child migration to U.S. is slowing down

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Brutality and ‘The Beast’: why child migration to U.S. is slowing down

Yahoo! (August 11, 2014)

This article discusses the reasons behind the number of child migrants has fallen sharply. They include: tighter border policing, raids on the famously dangerous Bestia, road checkpoints, horror tales told by deportees who grappled with drug gangs on the way north, a U.S.-funded advertising blitz on the dangers of the journey, and the high-profile arrests of several human smugglers, or coyotes.

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Aug 08
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My grandpa was ‘unaccompanied minor’ to U.S. — in 1907

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My grandpa was ‘unaccompanied minor’ to U.S. — in 1907

CNN (August 8, 2014)

The author discusses his family’s history with migration, as his grandfather had immigrated to the country in 1907. This author describes his grandfather’s past and contrasts his situation with the immigration crisis and how he believes that the way people are reacting to the fleeing of children from violence in their countries is negative and wrong.

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Aug 08
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A Top Immigration Judge Calls For Shift On ‘Fast-Tracking’

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A Top Immigration Judge Calls For Shift On ‘Fast-Tracking’

NPR (August 8, 2014)

As the Obama administration says the number of unaccompanied minors crossing the Southwest border is declining, the White House is being urged to stop fast-tracking their deportation hearings. That call is coming from an unusual source: one of the nation’s top immigration judges. This judge asserts that fast-tracking increases the likelihood of further clogging the court system, as the practice could lead to appeals based on non-citizens’ lack of understanding of the U.S. process.

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Aug 07
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How one city is welcoming hundreds of migrant children with open arms

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How one city is welcoming hundreds of migrant children with open arms

The Christian Science Monitor (August 7, 2014)

Chelsea, Massachusetts has a large population of individuals who identify as Honduran, Salvadorian or Guatemalan and the community is greatly influenced by these identities. As a result of this, there is less push back against immigrants in this city and more acceptance.

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Aug 05
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Across U.S. groups focus on legal needs of unaccompanied minor migrants

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Across U.S. groups focus on legal needs of unaccompanied minor migrants

Catholic News Service (August 5, 2014)

Discusses the lawsuit filed that would require the government to appoint a lawyer to all minors facing deportation as well as the statistics that support the suit. These statistics show that 90% of youth who do not have legal representation are deported while 47% with lawyers are allowed to stay.

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Aug 04
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Immigration crisis forces Obama to ‘act alone’ with executive orders

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Immigration crisis forces Obama to ‘act alone’ with executive orders

The Guardian (August 4, 2014)

Due to the inability to come to an agreement on how to address the immigration crisis, Congress leaves on recess, leaving President Obama forced to “act alone”. This article discusses the routes that President Obama may take in order to address this issue.

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Aug 02
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The case for asylum: A child’s long, lonely trek

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The case for asylum: A child’s long, lonely trek. Fleeing gangs, Elvin Rodriguez finds abuse, delays in U.S. immigration system

Houston Chronicle (August 2, 2014)

Describes the experience of case managers working with children who have fled their home countries in Central American countries, and the difficulties they are experiencing, as well as the similarities among their clients’ cases.

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