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Jul 09
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Hungry, Scared and Sick: Inside the Migrant Detention Center in Clint, Tex.

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Hungry, Scared and Sick: Inside the Migrant Detention Center in Clint, Tex.

Simon Romero, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Manny Fernandez, Daniel Borunda, Aaron Montes, & Caitlin Dickerson, The New York Times (July 9, 2019)

The little-known Border Patrol facility at Clint has suddenly become the public face of the chaos on America’s southern border, after immigration lawyers began reporting on the children they saw — some of them as young as 5 months old — and the filthy, overcrowded conditions in which they were being held.

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Jul 09
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Migrant Kids in Overcrowded Arizona Border Station Allege Sexual Assault, Retaliation from U.S. Agents

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Migrant Kids in Overcrowded Arizona Border Station Allege Sexual Assault, Retaliation from U.S. Agents

Jacob Soboroff & Julia Ainsley, NBC News (July 9, 2019)

The poor treatment of migrant children at the hands of U.S. border agents in recent months extends beyond Texas to include allegations of sexual assault and retaliation for protests, according to dozens of accounts by children held in Arizona collected by government case managers and obtained by NBC News.

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Jul 08
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HUD’s “Mixed-Status” Rule is the Latest Attack on the Immigrant Community

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HUD’s “Mixed-Status” Rule is the Latest Attack on the Immigrant Community

Milicent Sasu, National Immigration Law Center (July 8, 2019)

This article reviews how the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) proposed policy changes to low-income housing eligibility are the most recent in the long string of attacks on the immigrant community.

Jul 07
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350 Migrant Children Remain in CBP Custody, Acting DHS Chief Says

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350 Migrant Children Remain in CBP Custody, Acting DHS Chief Says

Paul LeBlanc, CNN (July 7, 2019)

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan on Sunday said 350 migrant children remain in US Customs and Border Protection custody — down from 2,500 last month — after Congress passed a $4.6 billion border funding bill allowing CBP to shift more children into the Department of Health and Human Services’ shelter system.

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Jul 01
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Doctor Says Border Patrol Often Misses Early Signs of Illness in Migrant Children

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Doctor Says Border Patrol Often Misses Early Signs of Illness in Migrant Children

Bob Ortega, CNN (July 1, 2019)

Johansson, a pediatrician who specializes in emergency medicine and intensive care, says there’s another pressing problem: The medical screening the Border Patrol gives to undocumented children is “absolutely, unequivocally inadequate.”

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Jul 01
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Federal Judge Orders Intervention in Texas Detention Centers Holding Immigrant Children

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Federal Judge Orders Intervention in Texas Detention Centers Holding Immigrant Children

Amanda Robert, ABA Journal (July 1, 2019)

After lawyers’ reports on conditions at a Texas detention center prompted a national outcry in June, a federal judge has ordered an independent monitor to improve health and sanitation at facilities holding unaccompanied immigrant children.

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Jun 27
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Early Bird Conference Registration: “Beyond Separation: Protecting Cross Border Families”

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Early Bird Conference Registration: “Beyond Separation: Protecting Cross Border Families”

International Social Service (Early Bird Registration open until August 31, 2019)

This two-day event will take place on October 17th and 18th, 2019 at the University of Maryland School of Social Work. This conference will allow legal, judicial, social service, and advocacy professionals to share and implement best practices to protect the long term safety of cross border children and families.

Link to Early Bird Registration
Jun 21
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Migrant Children Describe Neglect, Mistreatment At Texas Border Facility

By | In the News

Migrant Children Describe Neglect, Mistreatment At Texas Border Facility

Cedar Attanasio, Garance Burke, & Martha Mendoza, Huffpost (June 21, 2019)

The bleak portrait emerged Thursday after a legal team interviewed 60 children at the facility near El Paso that has become the latest place where attorneys say young migrants are describing neglect and mistreatment at the hands of the U.S. government.

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Jun 21
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ICE Is Expected to Begin Operation on Sunday Targeting 2,000 Immigrant Family Members

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ICE Is Expected to Begin Operation on Sunday Targeting 2,000 Immigrant Family Members

Zolan Kanno-Youngs, The New York Times (June 21, 2019)

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is expected to send agents into communities on Sunday morning to begin a coordinated operation deporting undocumented immigrant family members across the country, according to two Department of Homeland Security officials.

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Jun 21
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Practice Update: Issuance of Notices to Appear (NTAs) in Denied Humanitarian-Based Immigration Cases

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Practice Update: Issuance of Notices to Appear (NTAs) in Denied Humanitarian-Based Immigration Cases

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (June 21, 2019)

Over the last month, some practitioners have reported that USCIS has issued a number of NTAs in connection with denied U and T visa applications. Given these reports, ILRC, ASISTA, CAST, Freedom Network USA, American Association of Immigration Lawyers (AILA), and Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Los Angeles created a practice update to address some of the actions practitioners can take in individual cases as well as to support policy-level advocacy efforts.

Jun 19
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$4.6 Billion in Aid Advances to Help Cope With Migrant Surge at Border

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$4.6 Billion in Aid Advances to Help Cope With Migrant Surge at Border

Emily Cochrane, The New York Times (June 19, 2019)

The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a bill on Wednesday to send $4.6 billion in additional aid to the southwestern border, as federal agencies there warn that they will run out of money to house and cope with the flow of Central American immigrants.

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Jun 14
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Helping Immigrant Clients with Post-Conviction Legal Options: A Guide for Legal Services Providers

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Helping Immigrant Clients with Post-Conviction Legal Options: A Guide for Legal Services Providers

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (June 14, 2019)

This guide, created by the ILRC and Californians for Safety and Justice, is an effort to turn these “rare cases” into the rule, rather than the exception, by helping to build the capacity of legal service providers and pro bono attorneys to provide post-conviction relief to immigrants who would face certain deportation without it.

Jun 13
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Teen Mom and Prematurely Born Baby Neglected at Border Patrol Facility for 7 Days

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Teen Mom and Prematurely Born Baby Neglected at Border Patrol Facility for 7 Days

Angelina Chapin, Huffpost (June 13, 2019)

A prematurely born infant and her 17-year-old mother spent seven days being almost entirely neglected in Border Patrol custody, according to lawyers who visited an immigrant processing station in McAllen, Texas, on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Jun 11
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Public Charge as a Ground of Deportability

By | Highlighted Resources, Law/Policy Highlight, Public Charge

Public Charge as a Ground of Deportability

Aruna Sury, Sally Kinoshita, & Erin Quinn, Immigrant Legal Resource Center (June 11, 2019)

The Trump administration is considering publishing a U.S. Department of Justice draft regulation interpreting the provision of deporting legal permanent residents who’ve used public benefits. This practice advisory provides an overview of current law.

Jun 11
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Children and Youth Organizations Condemn Cuts to Services for Migrant Children

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Children and Youth Organizations Condemn Cuts to Services for Migrant Children

CLASP, (June 11, 2019)

In a joint letter to officials at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the groups urged the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to maintain the supportive services that every child needs to thrive—and that are specified by the Flores settlement and state licensure requirements.

Jun 10
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Trump Administration Moves to Release Migrant Children Faster from U.S. Custody

By | In the News

Trump Administration Moves to Release Migrant Children Faster from U.S. Custody

Reuters, The New York Times (June 10, 2019)

The Trump administration is again changing the way it vets people who want to sponsor minors who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border alone in an effort to speed up the release of thousands of migrant children currently in U.S. custody.

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