Mexican families seeking protection are accusing Border Patrol agents in Arizona of illegally deporting them and denying them access to asylum despite being on United States soil, according to complaints filed with the government.
Read moreTwo weeks before a sweeping new immigration policy is set to take effect, the Department of Homeland Security has issued a 25-page set of corrections to the final version of the “public charge” rule.
Read moreThe Trump administration is moving to collect DNA samples from hundreds of thousands of people booked into federal immigration custody each year and to enter the results into a national criminal database, an immense expansion of the use of technology to enforce the nation’s immigration laws.
Read moreHundreds of migrants from Africa are stuck in Tapachula because of Mexico’s willingness to bow to Trump and stem the flow of migrants.
Read moreUnder the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), the Trump administration has returned more than 48,000 asylum-seekers since January to await their court dates in Mexico, a country where kidnapping and assault of migrants is rampant. Over the course of two months, the Observer has uncovered multiple stories showing that the program includes no meaningful screening for even the most obvious threats to migrants’ safety and lives.
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A federal judge issued a final order that prevents the government from enacting its plan to detain children for lengthy periods.
Read moreThis paper examines the relationship between deportations and crime rates in localities that rolled out Secure Communities at some point since its inception in 2008, finding no evidence that Secure Communities increased polices effectiveness.
This is part one of a two-part series that will provide a basic framework for diving into immigration law. They will provide a basic framework where they will discuss the various agencies involved in immigration law, acronyms, the structure of the Act, and an overview of affirmative applications and removal proceedings. They will also discuss admission and selected grounds of inadmissability and deportability.
Link to WebinarThis conference will focus on presentations that point to new directions in research, policy, and practice in early education and care. THe topics will emphasize the intersections of theory, collective activism, and reconceptualizing practices in work with children, families, and communities. Within this larger framework, this year’s theme is Border/lands and (Be)longings.
Link to Conference RegistrationU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will soon resume detaining migrant families in Texas, at a facility outside of San Antonio, clearing the way for the agency to detain hundreds of additional parents and children.
Read MoreThe American Civil Liberties Union on Friday urged a California federal judge to rule that U.S. immigration officials are illegally separating parents from their children based on criminal histories instead of separating families only when a parent is deemed unfit or a danger to their child, saying its present policy is tantamount to “child abuse.”
Read MoreAt the McAllen Border Patrol processing center, officers accused a man of not being the father because his last name was not on the boy’s birth certificate. He said U.S. Customs and Border Protection told him he’d get his son back if he said he wasn’t the father. Confused, he agreed.
Read MoreFollowing the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the Trump administration to go forward with its toughest asylum policy to date, officials from the Department of Justice and Homeland Security on Friday detailed how they would begin enforcement, including by turning back children who arrive at the southern border without their parents.
Read MoreAttorneys on Friday struck back against a claim long made by the U.S. government that a landmark 1997 court settlement about the care of migrant children in custody has caused kids and families to flow north from Central America.
Read MoreThough immigrants come from a variety of backgrounds, there are certain stressors that U.S.-born children of immigrants have in common.
Read MoreA federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to allow a small group of migrant parents it separated from their children and then deported to return to the U.S. The judge found that some of the migrants were probably coerced into authorizing their deportation and were given inaccurate or misleading information by immigration authorities.
Read MoreA report released Wednesday includes accounts of facility staff detailing the inconsolable crying of children when they were separated, the kids’ confusion, and their belief that they had been abandoned by their parents.
Read MoreSeparated children experienced heightened levels of anxiety, fear, and PTSD compared with children who were not taken from their parents, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General said.
Read MoreThis practice resource provides ideas for how childcare providers can support immigrant families with respect to immigration enforcement.
This briefs highlights the negative consequences that the public charge rule will have on immigrant children and their families, including with respect to access to health coverage, food security, and housing stability.
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