The DHS Office of Inspector General released a special review concerning family separation issues under the zero-tolerance policy. This review covers issues such as lack of resources, inadequate tracking systems, and inconsistent information given to parents.
Trump’s policy on family detention, like the brief foray into family separation that was a result of the administration’s zero-tolerance policy ordering the prosecution of all illegal border crossers, is intended to deter future unauthorized arrivals, including asylum seekers. Yet there is little to suggest the policy will have the deterrent effect the administration is seeking.
This fact sheet provides an overview of the proposed changes to “public charge” policies and its implications for health and health coverage of legal immigrant families and their predominantly U.S.-born children.
The proposed termination of the Flores settlement would expand the government’s ability to detain children for longer periods in family detention facilities and to lessen the standards it is required to meet in detaining unaccompanied children. This fact sheet reviews exactly what these expanded abilities would be.
Read MoreAn issue brief on the Flores Settlement Agreement and President Trump’s executive order to detain children together with their parents while criminal or immigration proceedings are being resolved.
This is a draft proposal by the Trump administration that considers denying permanent residency or citizenship to immigrants who have utilized public assistance programs or are anticipated to access them in the future.
In this web page, KIND identifies and briefly describes the legal rights that children in immigrant families have in the context of family separation.
This report documents findings related to the oversight of federal government programs designed to care for unaccompanied children and ensure they are not trafficked or abused The subcommittee has focused on weaknesses in the care of unaccompanied children and placement with sponsors.
The American Immigration Council and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP filed a complaint on June 27, 2018 challenging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) failure to response to FOIA requests compelling government agencies to produce documents regarding family separation policies, guidance, and data.
This publication discusses some of the human rights abuses resulting from the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement policies.
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