Mission leaders say thousands of migrant children still separated
Kelly Waldron, Mission Local (October 12, 2023)
Thousands of migrant children who were separated from their families as a result of Trump-era policies have still not been reunited.
Thousands of migrant children who were separated from their families as a result of Trump-era policies have still not been reunited.
The Biden administration is reopening a facility in Carrizo Springs, TX to house unaccompanied migrant children.
The Biden administration has reached a proposed settlement with families separated during the Trump administration, which includes a special asylum process and bars future family separation policies for 8 years.
New York City’s mayor has announced a 60-day limit to shelter stays for migrant families with children in an attempt to ease pressure on the city housing system.
This opinion piece discusses the connection between the decades of U.S. failed immigration policy and the current situation of unaccompanied migrant children.
This article explores the unique statewide collaboration between Rutgers Law School and the New Jersey Department of Children and Families to provide immigration legal services to children in foster care, including the purpose, structure, and staffing of the collaboration and services offered.
This qualitative study examines children’s experiences of discrimination, parental deportation or threat thereof, and perceived impacts on mental health, and revealed detrimental impacts to their psychological well-being.
This paper explores the lack of a right to government-funded counsel for unaccompanied minors in immigration proceedings via a comparison of the U.S. immigration system with those of Germany, Italy, and Greece.
This brief reviews foster care licensure for immigrant caregivers, describes challenges that state licensing standards may present for undocumented caregivers, and explains how caregivers may overcome these challenges.
This commentary reviews the history and impact of DACA, including the recent court decision that declared the program illegal.