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Nov 01
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Study Finds No Crime Increase in Cities that Adopted ‘Sanctuary’ Policies, Despite Trump Claims

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Study Finds No Crime Increase in Cities that Adopted ‘Sanctuary’ Policies, Despite Trump Claims

Nick Miroff, The Washington Post (October 21, 2020)

A Stanford University report did not find a documented increase in crime for cities that implemented “sanctuary” policies.  This seems to contradict the Trump administration’s belief that the “sanctuary” policies would have a negative impact on public safety.  Researcher David K. Hausman made these findings in one of the first attempts to measure this impact by analyzing data on property crime and violent crime.

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Nov 01
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US ICE Officers ‘Used Torture to Make Africans Sign Own Deportation Orders’

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US ICE Officers ‘Used Torture to Make Africans Sign Own Deportation Orders’

Julian Borger, The Guardian (October 22, 2020)

There are allegations that immigration officers in the United States used torture to make Cameroonian asylum seekers sign their deportation orders ahead of the elections in the United States.  The Cameroonian asylum seekers that were deported were from a minority of English-speakers that had been targeted by the security forces of their government.

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Nov 01
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ICE Plans to Target Undocumented Immigrants Who Didn’t Voluntarily Leave the US

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ICE Plans to Target Undocumented Immigrants Who Didn’t Voluntarily Leave the US

Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (October 22, 2020)

CNN acquired a draft memo stating that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is developing a plan to locate and deport undocumented immigrants that have not voluntarily left the United States after previously stating their intentions to leave.

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Nov 01
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‘Kids in Cages’: It’s True That Obama Built the Cages at the Border. But Trump’s ‘Zero Tolerance’ Immigration Policy had No Precedent.

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‘Kids in Cages’: It’s True That Obama Built the Cages at the Border. But Trump’s ‘Zero Tolerance’ Immigration Policy had No Precedent.

Nick Miroff, The Washington Post (October 23, 2020)

The recent presidential debate discussed issues of immigration.  The presidential debate moderator, Kristen Welker, asked President Trump about the president’s “zero tolerance” policy and he accused former president Obama of building the cages.  Presidential candidate Biden stated that was correct but that the Obama administration did not separate parents and children.  This article provides a brief history of the development of the detention center and the role that the recent United States presidents have played in the policies that impact individuals that end up in the detention centers.

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Nov 01
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Inside the Refugee Camp on America’s Doorstep

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Inside the Refugee Camp on America’s Doorstep

Caitlin Dickerson, The New York Times (October 23, 2020)

President Trump has limited opportunities for asylum in the United States (U.S.).  Tent camps have developed on the border as individuals wait in hopes of seeking asylum in the U.S.  The coronavirus pandemic has made already difficult conditions worse for children and families living in these camps.

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Nov 01
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Donald Trump Made a lot of Immigration and Border Promises in 2016. How Did He Deliver?

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Donald Trump Made a lot of Immigration and Border Promises in 2016. How Did He Deliver?

Daniel Gonzalez & Rafael Carranza, Arizona Republic (October 25, 2020)

Donald Trump spoke at a convention center in Phoenix, Arizona in August of 2016 and described his plans for a border wall, sanctuary policies, legal immigration, DACA, and catch and release and now four years later his progress on his plans are being evaluated.

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Nov 01
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CEBC Submission of Program for Review

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CEBC Submission of Program for Review

CEBC (November 8, 2020)

The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare is accepting submissions of programs for review submitted by the developer or representative or administrator of the program developer for programs that have completed a minimum of one randomized control trial assessing the outcomes of a program published in a peer-reviewed journal.

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