Trump officials launch ICE effort to deport unaccompanied migrant children
Marisa Taylor, Ted Hesson & Kristina Cooke, Reuters (February 23, 2025)
A new internal ICE memo directs agents to track down and deport unaccompanied migrant children.
Top Trump official overseeing migrant children program removed
Ted Hesson, Reuters (March 5, 2025)
Mellissa Harper, the acting director of ORR since February 2025, was abruptly removed by the Trump administration.
Trump raids will now target migrant families who entered the U.S. with their children
Julia Ainsley, NBC News (March 6, 2025)
New immigrant enforcement plans will target adults and minor children who entered the country together and have orders of deportation.
President Trump brings back practice of detaining families together
Ximena Bustillo, NPR (March 7, 2025)
The Trump administration is reopening the Karnes and Dilley detention centers in Texas in order to detain immigrant families with children.
GOP bill to bar immigrant kids without legal status from Tennessee public schools advances
Anita Wadhwani, Tennessee Lookout (March 12, 2025)
A bill allowing public schools to refuse to enroll children without legal immigration status is advancing in Tennessee.
US drops lawsuit against shelter provider alleging sexual abuse of migrant kids
Sarah N Lynch & Ryan Patrick Jones, Reuters (March 13, 2025)
The Dept of Justice has dropped a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse of unaccompanied minors by staff of Southwest Key Programs after HHS stopped placing children in their shelters.
Immigrant children face increased cases of bullying across TX
Freda Ross, Public News Service (March 19, 2025)
Children in immigrant families in Texas are facing increased bullying.
Trump’s New Registration Requirement Could Forcibly Separate Millions of Immigrant Families
Nanya Gupta, Immigration Impact (March 18, 2025)
A new non-citizen registration requirement is poised to cause harm and separation to millions of immigrant families.
Trump administration ‘villainizes’ immigrant families with misleading directive on food aid
Victoria Namkung, The Guardian (March 20, 2025)
A recent memo from the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service is spreading misleading information about undocumented immigrants use of food and nutrition programs, and could create a chilling effect among eligible immigrant and mixed-status families.
Trump administration cuts legal help for migrant children traveling alone
Rebecca Santana, AP News (March 21, 2025)
The Trump administration has ended a contract that provides essential legal aid to unaccompanied migrant children navigating the immigration legal system.
