Colombian migrant father reunites with family after separation at US border
Penelope Lopez, ABC7 Chicago (September 13, 2023)
A Colombian migrant father, separated from his partner and 10-year-old daughter for more than two weeks, is reunited.
Federal judge again declares that DACA is illegal with issue likely to be decided by Supreme Court
Juan A. Lozano, AP News (September 13, 2023)
U.S. District Judge Andrew Hannan has ruled the DACA program unlawful. The ruling extends a current injunction barring new applications, but allows for renewals among existing recipients.
U.S. reopens troubled facility for migrant children in Texas amid spike in border arrivals
Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (September 13, 2023)
The Biden administration recently reopened a housing facility for unaccompanied migrant children that was previously at the center of concerns about poor living conditions.
‘So Much Suffering:’ What Migrant Children Carry to New York
Ginia Bellafante, New York Times (September 16, 2023)
Tens of thousands of asylum seekers have recently arrived in New York, including 20,000 children, carrying intense experiences of trauma that require comprehensive mental health supports.
U.S. border agents are separating migrant children from their parents to avoid overcrowding, inspector finds
Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (September 16, 2023)
New court documents indicate that Border Patrol temporarily separated some migrant families this summer to avoid overcrowding, some with children as young as 8-years-old.
Despite efforts of 3 U.S. administrations, migrant families keep crossing the border
Joel Rose, NPR (September 23, 2023)
Despite attempts by three presidential administrations to curb migration at the U.S.-Mexico border, migrant families continue to arrive in record numbers.
Coral Murphy Marcos, The Guardian (September 25, 2023)
The Biden administration has extended temporary protected status (TPS) to those Venezuelans who arrived in the U.S. by the end of July.
Child migrants crossing Darien Gap surge eightfold, UNICEF says
Elida Moreno, Reuters (May 30, 2023)
According to UNICEF, the number of child migrants crossing the Darien Gap, a dangerous expanse of jungle between Colombia and Panama, increased greatly between January and April.
DACA program is debated in court before judge who ruled it unlawful
Nicole Acevedo, NBC News (June 1, 2023)
The DACA program was again debated in front of a federal judge, with no decision at this time.
Justice Dept. defends Trump family separations in court, citing ‘perceived humanitarian considerations’
Nicole Acevedo and Jacob Soboroff, NBC News (June 1, 2023)
The Judge Department has been defending the Trump administration’s family separation policy in a lawsuit brought on by five mothers who were separated from their children.
