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Jan 31
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Court Allows U.S. Border Agents to Resume Expelling Unaccompanied Children Without Asylum Interviews

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Court Allows U.S. Border Agents to Resume Expelling Unaccompanied Children Without Asylum Interviews

Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (January 29, 2021)

U.S. border officials were given permission by a three-member panel of circuit judges to utilize an emergency policy from the Trump-era to expel unaccompanied migrant children without an asylum interview or court hearing. Former President Trump appointed all three judges.

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Dec 31
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Our Immigration Policy Has Done Terrible Damage to Kids

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Our Immigration Policy Has Done Terrible Damage to Kids

Lucy Bassett & Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Scientific American (December 1, 2020)

This article highlights four recommendations for the Biden-Harris administration to prevent further trauma to immigrant children in the U.S., related to family reunification, children’s development, care and custody of children, and social safety nets for immigrant children and families.

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Dec 31
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Judge Requires the Government to Explain Why Undisclosed Data on Missing Separated Parents Was Not Provided Sooner

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Judge Requires the Government to Explain Why Undisclosed Data on Missing Separated Parents Was Not Provided Sooner

Jasmine Aguilera, TIME (December 3, 2020)

A federal judge is ordering the government to explain why the data regarding missing separated parents was not provided earlier. The hope is that this data could help reunite separated families by sharing information about phone numbers and addresses that could locate the parents of these children.

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Dec 31
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A Trump Immigration Policy Is Leaving Families Hungry

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A Trump Immigration Policy Is Leaving Families Hungry

Zolan Kanno-Youngs, The New York Times (December 4, 2020)

Relief agencies are facing new challenges to meet demand as undocumented immigrants with citizen children are heading to food pantries instead of participating in federal assistance programs, such as receiving food stamps–another example of the ramifications of the public charge rule expansion under the Trump administration.

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Dec 31
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Sixty-nine percent of undocumented immigrant workers have jobs ‘essential’ to fighting Covid, says study

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Sixty-nine percent of undocumented immigrant workers have jobs ‘essential’ to fighting Covid, says study

Julia Ainsley, NBC News (December 16, 2020)

The pro-immigration reform group FWD.US. recently released a study based on the 2019 American Community Survey that found that over two-thirds of undocumented immigrant workers are in frontline jobs that are deemed essential in the fight against COVID-19 in the U.S.

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