The Temporary Family Visitation Act, which would create a new visa type allowing U.S. citizens and permanent residents to petition for family members to temporarily visit the U.S., has been introduced to Congress by bipartisan leaders.
This article discusses how shortfalls in preparedness resulted in overcrowding at U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities in the months of February and March when there was an increase in the number of unaccompanied child migrants entering the United States.
This article takes a closer look at the experience of undocumented migrant children that are in custody of the government and end up in foster care, issues related to the current immigration system in the United States, and the process of reunification. Experts also share advice on how to improve the foster care system for migrant children.
The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights provides an update on what is currently happening at the U.S.-Mexico border and the impact that it is having on immigrant children. The update also offers recommendations for protecting children and asylum-seekers that are entering into the United States.
This article details the stories of children and adults that are in the El Chaparral migrant camp in Tijuana, Mexico and sheds light on what safety and learning look like for the children that live in this camp.
Undocumented migrant workers in the United States are still struggling to receive adequate protection against COVID-19. Examples of how they have not and are still not protected include work conditions that do not allow for social distancing, lack of access to personal protective equipment, not having access to COVID-19 testing, and now not being prioritized for vaccinations.
Three individuals share their stories and explain their decision to try and seek asylum in the United States. The asylum seekers that were interviewed are from Guatemala, Cameroon, and Cuba.
This article explores the difficulties that immigrant parents are experiencing trying to locate their children that are currently in custody in the United States as well as the process that some parents have had to go through to reunite with their children.
Migrant families that have entered the United States are being sent to Mexico late at night. Many are being sent back under Title 42, a Trump-era order that the Biden administration is still using.
President Biden has completed his first 100 days in office and this article takes an in-depth look into what his administration has changed and has still yet to change in regard to U.S. immigration policy.
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