Center on Immigration & Child Welfare

The Trump Administration is Rushing Deportations of Migrant Children During Coronavirus

Lomi Kriel, ProPublic (May 18, 2020)

Since the onset of COVID-19, immigrant children – typically unaccompanied minors –  are being deported at quicker rates that normal. Children are being sent back to dangerous situations with limited opportunity to contact their attorneys before their deportation.

The House’s Latest Coronavirus Relief Bill Gives Stimulus Payments to Unauthorized Immigrants

Family Separation is Back for Migrants at the U.S./Mexican Border, Say Advocates

Julia Ainsley, NBC News (May 15, 2020)

Immigrant Customs Enforcement (ICE) is asking parents in detention to choose between keeping their children in detention with their parents along foregoing their rights under the Flores settlement or separate from their children by removing the them from detention but not the parents.

Lawsuit Alleges CARES Act Excludes U.S. Citizen Children of Undocumented Immigrants

Maria Penaloza, NPR (May 5, 2020)

The Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown University Law Center and an immigrant rights organization, CASA ,filed a federal class-action lawsuit on Tuesday, May 18th on behalf of U.S. citizen children of undocumented parents.

When Can Child Care Resume?

Emily Sohn, New York Times (May 4, 2020)

As states open up, many families are wondering when and how they might be able to resume childcare. The answer depends on a number of factors: state regulations, rate of infection in one’s area, age of potential caregivers, and access to caregivers.