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May 22
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Border crackdown results in immigrant parents and children being separated

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Border crackdown results in immigrant parents and children being separated

Aaron Nelsen, Houston Chronicle (May 13, 2018)

The Trump administration this month did not dispute a New York Times report in federal court that more than 700 children, among them at least 100 younger than 4, were separated from an adult who claimed to be their parent. Now, immigrant advocates are bracing for those numbers to dramatically increase as the administration ratchets up prosecutions of immigrants who illegally cross the border with Mexico.

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May 22
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For immigrants, guardian plan would mean peace of mind

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For immigrants, guardian plan would mean peace of mind

Bitta Mostofi and David A. Hansell, Times Union (May 14, 2018)

As we reach the final months of this year’s legislative session, New York legislators have an opportunity to protect immigrant families at a time when increasing enforcement has created fear and uncertainty in our communities. A bill currently before the Senate would allow immigrant parents to appoint a “standby guardian” to ensure that their children are properly cared for in the event they are arrested or deported by ICE.

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May 22
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NJ immigrant families prepare to be split up under Trump

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NJ immigrant families prepare to be split up under Trump

Steph Solis, App.com (May 16, 2018)

An estimated 154,000 immigrants without legal status in New Jersey have a child, and the majority of those children were born in the U.S., making them citizens. Many of these parents, now targeted for deportation, are setting up plans to ensure their children are accounted for should they be separated.

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May 22
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Plight of children is lost in immigration debate [Opinion]

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Plight of children is lost in immigration debate [Opinion]

Stan Perry, Chron (May 17, 2018)

As a pro bono immigration attorney for children immigrants and refugees over the past five years in Houston, I am struck by how little the fear-mongering and mischaracterizations of people from Central America seeking safety, like those traveling in the recent caravan of refugees from Central America, resonates with reality.

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May 22
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The Cruelty of Breaking Up Immigrant Families

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The Cruelty of Breaking Up Immigrant Families

The Editorial Board, New York Times (May 17, 2018)

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that his prosecutors will file criminal charges against anyone crossing the border without authorization, rather than releasing them to await deportation. That legal escalation will tear apart more families with children, which now constitute 40 percent of people detained by American border agents.

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May 22
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Keeping Immigrant Families Safe in Early Childhood Programs

By | Child Well-Being, Early Childhood, Federal Policy, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Resources

Keeping Immigrant Families Safe in Early Childhood Programs

Rebecca Ullrich, CLASP (May 18, 2018)

Many people are aware that immigration agents aren’t supposed to arrest and apprehend people at places like schools, hospitals, and churches. It’s less widely known that early childhood programs are also protected.

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May 22
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Potential Effects of Public Charge Changes on Health Coverage for Citizen Children

By | Child Well-Being, Federal Policy, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Families Research, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Resources

Potential Effects of Public Charge Changes on Health Coverage for Citizen Children

Samantha Artiga, Anthony Damico, and Rachel Garfield, Kaiser Family Foundation (May 18,2018)

This brief provides an overview of citizen children with a noncitizen parent potentially affected by public charge changes and analyzes three Medicaid/CHIP disenrollment scenarios to illustrate how the changes could potentially affect their health coverage and uninsured rate.

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