The Trump administration began a pilot program that allows the collection of DNA samples of certain migrants and immigrants who are in U.S. immigration custody.
Read MoreA Guatemalan woman who is seeking asylum in Massachusetts is suing the federal government to reunite with her family.
Read MoreSome asylum-seekers who have been returned by U.S. authorities to northern Mexico will now have to travel more than 340 miles to be able to attend their hearings in American immigration courts.
Read MoreYouth who have spent time in the foster care system have the opportunity to participate in an internship on Capitol Hill. The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) is now accepting applications for its 2020 Foster Youth Internship Program (FYI).
Read moreDr. Michael Laposata noticed a disturbing pattern two decades ago, when he was the director of clinical laboratories at Massachusetts General Hospital and a Harvard Medical School professor. The state was taking children from their parents based on mistakes by doctors. Children with bruises or internal bleeding were being misidentified as victims of abuse after doctors missed underlying medical conditions that can cause those same injuries.
Read moreThe Globe and ProPublica measured states’ and territories’ compliance with the primary federal child abuse law for children not in foster care, known by its acronym CAPTA, focusing on five provisions identified by experts as among the most important. Over more than two years, child welfare agencies were surveyed about their efforts to protect children. The survey responses, which were also reviewed by child welfare experts from around the country, showed that every child welfare agency fell short in at least one category.
Read moreSens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) have introduced a bill that would commit $100 million over five years to support programs aimed at helping older youth in foster care transition into adulthood.
Read moreIntimate photos provide a look into how organizations such as UNICEF are working to help the thousands of child migrants there.
Read moreStandards for accounting for child-abuse deaths vary wildly from state to state, and chances that a uniform definition of maltreatment death will materialize are slim.
Read moreSeveral doctors were arrested during a protest this week after they were refused permission to administer free flu vaccines to migrants.
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