More than 400 migrant children remain separated from their parents and under the federal government’s care, according to court documents filed this week.
Read MoreThe Trump administration is proposing to lift court-imposed limits on how long it can hold children in immigration detention. Under proposed regulations, the administration seeks to replace the Flores settlement, a decades-old agreement that dictates how long the government can hold migrant children, and under what conditions.
Read MoreInternal documents reveal despair and tedium in one of the nation’s largest shelter networks for unaccompanied minors.
Read MoreLawyers are asking President Donald Trump’s administration to pay for mental health treatment for kids who were separated from the parents at the U.S. border, arguing the children will suffer lifelong psychological damage at the hands of a “malicious” administration.
Read MoreThere has been an increase in the number of children opting to leave the U.S. and rejoin their deported parents in their country of origin.
Read MoreDocumented and undocumented immigrants express fear that utilizing federal aid could make them ineligible for legal status in the future and increasingly turn down these opportunities.
Read MoreThis article discusses instances of family separation that occur in the internal United States, away from the U.S.-Mexico border.
Read MoreImmigrants experience increased fear and concern due to a draft proposal by the Trump administration that could deny permanent residency or citizenship to immigrants who have utilized public assistance programs or are anticipated to access them in the future.
Organizations allege that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) repeatedly forced parents into signing forms that relinquish their right to be reunified with their children.
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