According to the Department of Health and Human Services, a tent camp for migrant children in the desert outside El Paso will expand to accommodate a growing number of Central American children crossing the border.
Read MoreThe expected public charge rule could have wide-reaching effects on legal immigration to the United States and lead to a sharp drop in use of public benefits by legally present non-citizens and their dependents. This report analyzes use of public benefits by non-citizens, naturalized citizens, and the U.S. born to understand the potential magnitude of the draft proposed rule’s effects.
This article takes an in depth look at shelters for immigrant minors, showing struggles with accountability and consistent monitoring after their rapid expansion.
Read MoreMore 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 MoreThe Children’s Partnership and the California Immigrant Policy Center launched Healthy Mind, Healthy Future, a research and policy project focused on better understanding the impact of immigration enforcement on the mental health and wellbeing of children in immigrant families.
There 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.
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