Immigrant-rights groups filed a class-action lawsuit against the Obama administration for failing to provide legal representation to illegal immigrant children in deportation hearings.
Read the ArticleThe American Civil Liberties Union and other groups sued the federal government Wednesday for its failure to provide legal representation to immigrant children in deportation proceedings.
Read ArticleA 2008 law is one big factor in the child-migrant crisis. One of the architects of the measure explains why it was needed.
Read the ArticleKey Republicans are critical of Obama’s plans and request of emergency funds for addressing wave of child migrants. Republicans believe Obama’s plans are not addressing the root of the problem.
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This article discusses a bill proposed by an Arizona representative that would allow Border Patrol to follow the same guidelines in place for Mexican and Canadian immigrants; this guideline would include screening and deportation of Central American Immigrants, instead of allowing them a hearing.
Read the ArticleHuman Rights organizations from Central America, Mexico, and the United States write President Obama a letter stating that U.S. policies that promote militarization have resulted in violent crime and and human rights abuses against communities and have all been done in the name of the “war on drugs”.
Read the ArticleRobert Siegel speaks with Dana Leigh Marks, the president of the National Association of Immigration Judges, about the legal process facing unaccompanied children who cross the U.S.-Mexico border.
Read the ArticleWith the number of children being caught at the border doubling in less than a year, a study was done in order to find why children are immigrating to the US. Violence and poverty are found to be the main causes.
Read the ArticleThis article discusses the difficulties experienced by immigrant children who emigrated from Central America and do not speak Spanish. The problem lies in the fact that it is assumed that the primary language spoken by these children is Spanish, when in fact, they speak Mayan languages that are unknown to many and, therefore, difficult to translate.
Read the ArticleThis article emphasizes that Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) provides a pathway to citizenship for undocumented minors who have experienced abuse, neglect, or abandonment. The author discusses the challenges that many unaccompanied minors face in obtaining SIJS.
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