This third annual Immigration Summit will explore the unique challenges facing immigrant children and their families as well as child-forward immigration policies, access to basic needs and mental health resources, education, and how to shift the narrative surrounding immigrants and immigration.
The Fairfax County School Board in VA has voted unanimously to implement a “trust policy,” which states that the school district will not voluntarily share information about the immigration status of students and their families with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Complaints filed on behalf of migrant children detained last year by U.S. Customs and Border Protection allege medical neglect, frigid conditions, inedible food, and verbal and physical abuse while in custody.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott seeks to challenge the Plyler vs. Doe Supreme Court decision which requires public schools to provide education to all children, regardless of immigration status.
The U.S Dept of Health and Human Services reports that it believes it is prepared to respond to a potential influx of unaccompanied minors in the wake of the anticipated end of Title 42.
An estimated 200,000 immigrants who came to the U.S. legally as children face the potential of losing their legal status at they reach the age of 21 due to decades-long green card backlogs and lack of pathways to green cards for certain temporary visa holders.
Migrant families seeking financial compensation for the trauma inflicted by the Trump administration’s forcible family separation are being met with opposition from the U.S. government.
Lawyers call for reform in government care for unaccompanied immigrant children in response to child testimonies of inhumane conditions at temporary detention facility in Donna, Texas.
In FY 2021, more than 12,000 migrant children reentered the U.S. after being expelled to Mexico, typically with their parents, under the Title 42 policy, demonstrating one of the unintended consequences of the policy as migrant parents decide to “self-separate” from their children so the children can enter the U.S. as unaccompanied minors and avoid Title 42 expulsion.
A federal judge has ruled that the Biden administration cannot end the Title 42 policy, the public health policy that has been used to expel immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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