The Academy, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and American Academy of Family Physicians signed a letter March 30 saying pregnant women in detention not only lack access to appropriate care, but also are vulnerable to sexual assault. In addition, the negative physical and mental impact of being detained can impact their child’s development.
Read moreThe Department of Justice has announced it will evaluate immigration judges on how many cases they close and how fast they hear cases, a move that judges and advocates criticize as potentially jeopardizing the courts’ fairness and perhaps leading to far more deportations.
Read MoreThis article discussues early childcare and how it can be a major contributor to eliminating inequality of opportunity and even lay the foundations for a more productive workforce in the future.
Read moreAs the fight over California’s immigration laws intensifies, Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra on Friday released a policy guide for school officials that lays out how they can protect students from immigration enforcement on school grounds.
Read moreThis article highlights the issues witnessed by healthcare professionals while visiting children in a detention facility at the Mexican border, with specific focus on the mental health and trauma experienced by the children being held in the facility. In addition to highlighting these issues, the article also highlights the importance of practitioners working together to bring attention to and address the violations of human rights described in the article.
Read MoreThe Department of Homeland Security may soon formalize the abhorrent practice of detaining the children of asylum-seekers separately from their parents. If the secretary orders this practice to be made standard procedure, thousands of families could face unnecessary separation.
Read moreImmigration authorities granted an immigrant father of a child battling cancer in Phoenix a last-minute stay after facing deportation.
READ MOREIn light of the Justice Department suing California over its ‘sanctuary state’ immigration laws, this resource serves to provide information about California’s AB 103 policy, and stresses the importance of the need for reform of detention centers in the US.
Read MoreThis article discusses how trauma, along with language barriers, cultural differences, higher levels of poverty and lack of legal immigration status, can all be high-risk factors that complicate child welfare cases.
Read ArticleOn March 9th, Senate and House Democrats joined together to condemn ICE audits in New Mexico and reaffirm their strong stance against any audits or enforcement in or near New Mexico schools.
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