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Apr 23
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Webinar: Asylum Under Attack – Restrictions on Asylum at the Border and Beyond

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Webinar: Asylum Under Attack – Restrictions on Asylum at the Border and Beyond

Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (May 3, 2019)

Asylum seekers are facing unprecedented hurdles to presenting their claims in the United States. This training will begin with an update from Luis Guerra, a Strategic Capacity Officer for CLINIC who has been working with asylum seekers in Tijuana with Al Otro Lado. Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. will then discuss efforts by the administration to restrict access to asylum as well as litigation challenging these restrictions.

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Apr 12
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Family separations a year later: The fallout – and the separations – continue

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Family separations a year later: The fallout – and the separations – continue

Molly O’Toole, Los Angeles Times (April 12, 2019)

A year ago this month, the Trump administration chaotically unveiled its family separation policy. After two months of public outcry, President Trump signed an order to end separation. Now, he and some of his closest advisors talk of bringing it back in a new form. But the impact of the first go-round still reverberates from Central America to the White House, from detention centers in Texas to committee rooms in Congress.

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Apr 09
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HHS Official Urges Congress to Limit Migrant Family Separation

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HHS Official Urges Congress to Limit Migrant Family Separation

Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (April 9, 2019)

As some in the Trump administration press for a revival of its so-called “zero tolerance” policy, a top Health and Human Services (HHS) official urged Congress on Tuesday to act and limit the government’s authority to separate migrant children from their families.

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Apr 09
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Trump Administration Considers Revised Version of Family Separation Tactic

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Trump Administration Considers Revised Version of Family Separation Tactic

Nick Miroff, Josh Dawsey, and Rachael Bade, Washington Post (April 9, 2019)

The Trump administration is considering a revised version of its family separation tactic to cope with an influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border that would force parents to choose whether to remain detained as a family or agree to a separation to keep their children out of custody, according to administration officials.

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Apr 07
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It May Take 2 Years to Identify Thousands of Migrant Children Separated from Families

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It May Take 2 Years to Identify Thousands of Migrant Children Separated from Families

William Cummings, USA Today (April 7, 2019)

As the Trump administration works to address what it describes as a growing “crisis” at the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said in a court filing that it may take two years for the government to identify thousands of migrant children who were separated from their families.

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Apr 06
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Year After Trump’s Family Separations Announced, Scars Remain and Migration Hasn’t Slowed

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Year After Trump’s Family Separations Announced, Scars Remain and Migration Hasn’t Slowed

Daniella Silva, NBC News (April 6, 2019)

A year after President Donald Trump’s policy of separating children from their parents at the border was announced, leading to an intense backlash across the political spectrum, the administration says it is struggling against a growing “humanitarian and security crisis” at the southern border.

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Apr 05
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The Health 202: HHS says it can’t place unaccompanied migrant children with sponsors as fast as they’re coming in

By | In the News

The Health 202: HHS says it can’t place unaccompanied migrant children with sponsors as fast as they’re coming in

Paige Winfield Cunningham, Washington Post (April 5, 2019)

The pool of unaccompanied migrant children under Health and Human Services custody is growing by 70 to 80 kids per day, reflecting record numbers of individuals and families from Central American countries who are streaming into the United States.

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