More States Offer Health Coverage to Immigrant Children
Michael Ollove, Pew December 6, 2022)
An increasing number of states are providing health care coverage to children regardless of their immigration status.
‘It’s All We Could Do: Cry’: A Honduran Mother and Daughter Describe Their Separation Under U.S. ‘Zero Tolerance’ Immigration Policy
Patrice Taddonio, PBS Frontline (December 6, 2022)
A new PBS Frontline documentary details the experience of a family separated under Trump’s zero tolerance policy and their journey to reunification.
DeSantis’ order stopping migrant kids’ shelters in FL from getting relicensed is still a problem
ABC Action News (December 8, 2022)
Many Florida shelters that previously housed unaccompanied children have shut down in response to Governor DeSantis’ executive order that has prohibited the licensure of these facilities.
YMCA Program for Latino Immigrant Families Creates Community
Associated Press, U.S. News (December 11, 2022)
A Parents as Teachers program offered by the YMCA in Charlotte is part of a collaborative effort to help acclimate Latino immigrant families to the community.
Faulty Information About Immigrants Can Lead to Family Separation and Denied Asylum Claims
Melissa Del Bosque, Documented (December 13, 2022)
False information about criminal activity and gang affiliation shared through foreign data sharing agreements is leading to family separation and the denial of asylum claims.
NYC rolling out child care subsidy program for migrants, other undocumented children
Cayla Bamberger, Daily News (December 14. 2022)
New York City is implementing a $10 million program that provides subsidized child care to families who don’t otherwise qualify for federal subsidies due to immigration status.
Busses from Texas drop migrants near VP Harris home on frigid Christmas Eve
Associated Press, PBS News Hours (December 25, 2022)
Three busses of migrant families, including children, were sent to VP Kamala Harris’ home by Texas Governor Abbott on Christmas Eve.
Supreme Court rules pandemic-era immigration policy will remain in effect
Karen Zamora, William Troop, & Al Shapiro; NPR (December 27, 2022)
The Supreme Court has ruled that Title 42 will stay in place until February when it will hear arguments.
Massive North Carolina complex to house unaccompanied immigrant children has yet to open
Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner (November 4, 2022)
The Biden administration had proposed to turn a previous boarding school into a facility to house unaccompanied immigrant children in North Carolina, but there are only 2 weeks left on the contract and the facility has never been used.
Shelter for unaccompanied migrant kids challenges new DCF rule after being denied a license
Katie LaGrone, ABC Action News (November 15, 2022)
A Florida shelter for unaccompanied migrant children is pushing back against Florida’s Department of Children and Families’ new rule that is denying licenses to facilities serving migrant children.
