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Sophia Sepp

U.S. stops flying migrant families across southern border states amid pressure from advocates

By | In the News

U.S. stops flying migrant families across southern border states amid pressure from advocates

Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (May 12, 2021)

In response to growing pressure from advocacy groups, the U.S. government has ended its practice of transporting migrant families who crossed the border in south Texas to El Paso and San Diego, where they would then expel them to Mexico.

Parents of 391 migrant children separated at border under Trump still have not been found, court filing says

By | In the News

Parents of 391 migrant children separated at border under Trump still have not been found, court filing says

Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (May 19, 2021)

Attorneys have successfully located 54  parents of migrant children who were separated at the US-Mexico border during the Trump administration, but are still working to find and contact the parents of 391 children.

Biden administration extends deportation relief for Haitian immigrants, allows new applications

By | In the News

Biden administration extends deportation relief for Haitian immigrants, allows new applications

Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (May 22, 2021)

The Biden administration has announced that it will extend the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for 54,000 Haitian immigrants living in the U.S. by 18 months, and it will allow tens of thousands of other eligible Haitians to apply for relief.

Biden administration scraps plans to house “tender age” migrant children at Texas Army base

By | In the News

Biden administration scraps plans to house “tender age” migrant children at Texas Army base

Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (May 24, 2021)

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has done away with a plan to house up to 5,000 migrant children under the age of 12 at the Fort Bliss Army base in El Paso amid concerns of subpar conditions and prolonged stays.

Strengthening Border Families: Community & Policy Responses

By | Child Well-Being, CICW Publications, Early Childhood, Reports

Strengthening Border Families: Community and Policy Responses to Serving Immigrant Families with Young Children in Doña Ana County, NM

Megan Finno-Velasquez, Sophia Sepp, Anayeli Lopez, and Michelle Salazar Pérez; Center on Immigration and Child Welfare (May 2021)

This report details the results and recommendations of the first phase of a community-based participatory research project which aimed to explore the accessibility and quality of services as well as barriers and facilitators to service receipt among immigrant families with young children in the New Mexico borderlands. It is also available in Spanish here.

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