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A Mother and Child Fled the Congo, Only to Be Cruelly Separated by the US Government

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A Mother and Child Fled the Congo, Only to Be Cruelly Separated by the US Government

Jenny Samuels, ACLU (Feb 26, 2018)

The ACLU has filed a suit on behalf of Ms. L. and her daughter S.S. who were separated upon arrival to the U.S. after fleeing the Congo and trying to seek asylum. The suit argues that the separation of Ms. L. and her daughter is in blatant violation of the due process protections of the Fifth Amendment since the two were separated without justification or even a hearing.

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Feb 28
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Under Trump, Border Patrol Steps up Searches far From the Border

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Under Trump, Border Patrol Steps up Searches far From the Border

Ron Nixon, The New York Times (Feb 21, 2018)

Border Patrol officers are working without permission on private property and setting up checkpoints up to 100 miles away from the border under a little-known federal law that is being used more widely in the Trump administration’s aggressive crackdown on illegal immigration.

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Feb 28
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U.S. is separating immigrant parents and children to discourage others, activists say

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U.S. is separating immigrant parents and children to discourage others, activists say

Molly Hennesy-Fiske, The Los Angeles Times (Feb 20, 2018)

According to public defenders and immigrant advocates, more and more immigrant families who come to the southern border seeking asylum are being charged in federal criminal courts from El Paso to Arizona. Comprehensive statistics do not exist, but activists and attorneys say anecdotal evidence suggests the practice is spreading.

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Feb 28
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By deporting 200,000 Salvadorans, Trump may be boosting gang recruitment

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By deporting 200,000 Salvadorans, Trump may be boosting gang recruitment

Micaela Sviatschi, Washington Post (Feb 12, 2018)

Last month, the Trump administration announced plans to revoke temporary protected status for Salvadorans, without attention to the fact that current gangs the result of a previous massive U.S. deportation wave of Salvadoran gang members in the 1990s, meaning that cycle could repeat itself.

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