The author advocates for incorporating the best interest of the child standard into deportation proceedings initiated against an undocumented immigrant parent.
Read the PaperZayas, L.H., & Bradlee, M.H. 2014
The authors discuss that under the current immigration enforcement system, U.S. citizen children of undocumented immigrant parents become either exiles or orphans when their parents face deportation. This article discusses the impact of parental detention and deportation on children’s health and development and provides recommendations for addressing the best interests of children at the intersection of immigration enforcement and child welfare policy.
Read the ArticleWhile in Mexico to discuss the environment and trade, Governor Jerry Brown stated that the ordering of National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to address the surge in border crossings is misguided, urging politicians instead to heed the “religious call … to welcome the stranger” in addressing the crisis.
Read the ArticleImmigrants made surprise visits to the Center for American Progress, National Immigration Forum and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights in order to urge them to boycott meetings with President Barack Obama until they are included in talks on how he will use his administrative powers to fix the immigration system.
Read the ArticleA flood of families crossing the southwestern U.S. border illegally is prompting the Obama administration to revive a much-criticized detention program that previously led to children and their parents being held for extended periods of time in harsh prison-like conditions.
Read the ArticleDozens of children have come forward to make complaints of abusive and inhumane treatment received in U.S. Border Patrol stations in South Texas, however, the border patrol agency states that no maltreatment is taking place, but that rather the facilities are overwhelmed.
click to readFollowing the meeting with pro-reform activists, President Obama declared his intention to use his executive authority to reform parts of a broken immigration system that has cleaved families and hobbled the economy.
Read the ArticleA new website, TheyAreChildren.com, aims to bypass severe political condemnation from those who are calling for immediate deportation of immigrant children. The website displays messages expressing welcoming and support for the children.
Read the ArticleA delegation from the National Immigration Law Center visits the detention facility in Artesia, NM and describes the conditions of the center, their observations, and their discussions with individuals in the facility, during an interview with the writer.
Read the InterviewAn immigration attorney, working with Central American asylum seekers, in a newly opened detention facility says it’s becoming clear that the U.S. government is doing whatever it can to deport families as quickly as possible and only going through the motions when it comes to the asylum seekers.
Read the ArticleMassachusetts voters are split on Governor Deval Patrick’s plan to provide temporary shelter for up to 1,000 unaccompanied immigrant children on a state air base or military training installation, according to a new Boston Globe poll.
Read the ArticleA two-day, nationwide protest organized by a group called “Make Them Listen” takes place in order to bring conservative causes to the attention of Congress. This particular cause was their opposition to the incoming wave of immigrant children.
Read the ArticleDue to differences in plans between the Senate and the House of Representatives, it does not look as though Congress will be able to negotiate an agreement on how to address the immigration crisis.
Read the ArticleDivergent plans are now emerging from the House and Senate on how best to deal with the influx of unaccompanied children from Central America across the border. Though both would offer the president less money than he asked for to deal with the crisis, a major battle has developed over whether to amend a 2008 law that makes it harder to speedily deport the children.
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House Republicans unveil policy recommendations, the most prominent being proposed changes to the 2008 anti-trafficking law that would treat Central American immigrants the same as immigrants from Canada and Mexico.
Read the ArticleSouthern Baptist and other evangelical congregations around the country want to help the rising number of child migrants apprehended at the border but the only churches available to help are those in the border areas.
Read the ArticleThe Evangelical Immigration Table is planning on sending a letter to Congress in order to urge them not to make changes to the 2008 law that currently provides more legal protection to immigrants from Mexico and Canada. They are also requesting that Congress provides additional funding for immigration court judges.
Read the ArticleWhile Representative Keith Ellison is eager to welcome children to take refuge in Minnesota, immigration advocates and non-profits are concerned about whether or not the state has the necessary resources to house the children.
Read the ArticleImmigration activists hold a demonstration in downtown Portland in order to welcome unaccompanied child immigrants and also to counter anti-immigration protesters in Oregon and around the country.
Read the ArticleState officials in Iowa discuss how they were unaware of the fact that at least 139 children unaccompanied immigrant were residing in Iowa and how they would like more transparency.
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