Fact Sheet on Family Separation
CLINIC (August 9, 2018)
This fact sheet describes the process by which the Trump Administration carried out family separation and how the related federal court ruling Ms. L v. ICE addresses family separation.
The Government Reunited Some Immigrant Families—Then Took the Children Away a Second Time
Robert Moore, Texas Monthly (August 6, 2018)
As the government contends with 500 children who remain in government facilities, nightmarish tales are emerging of aborted reunifications.
Read MoreDetained Immigrants at San Antonio-Area Facility On Hunger Strike for Their Release
Camille Sauers, San Antonio Current (August 3, 2018)
On Thursday, August 2, fathers detained at Karnes Detention Center, 52 miles outside of San Antonio, staged a hunger strike and protest to demand their release, according to a RAICES press statement…
Read More2 Workers at Arizona Migrant Children Centers Are Charged With Sexual Abuse
Matthew Haag, New York Times (August 3, 2018)
Two youth care workers at Arizona shelters for migrant children have been charged with sexually assaulting immigrant teenagers, according to court records. They are the latest claims of abuse at government-contracted shelters that have a key role in the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration crackdown.
Read MoreSeparated Children Resources Website
Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health (July 2018)
The Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health has developed a website with resources to support families who have been separated during their time of need. Two types of resources are available: resources for children who have been separated from their parents and resources for caregivers and social service providers working to support these children and their families.
I Was in Foster Care. Family Separation Isn’t Just a Problem at the Border
Sherry Lachman, TIME (August 2, 2018)
This article discusses the similarities in how the government has been handling family separation and how it handles foster care.
Read MoreHow Trump’s Family Separation Policy Has Affected Parents
Nicole Einbinder, PBS Frontline (August 2, 2018)
As the Trump administration scrambles to reunite children with their parents, immigration lawyers and psychologists have raised another concern: whether the government is equipped to deal not just with lasting trauma to children, but also their parents in detention…
Read MoreThe Thorny Bureaucracy That Stands Between Detained Children and Their Parents
Ashley Fetters, The Atlantic (August 2, 2018)
An immigration lawyer outlines the logistical challenges of family reunification, and why some detainees still face uncertain futures.
Read MoreAdvocates say immigrant child died after leaving ICE custody in Texas
A report that a child died shortly after being released from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas inflamed the debate Wednesday over the detention of immigrant families, though there were few details about what actually happened…
Read MoreResearch and Policy Perspectives on Separating (and Reconnecting) Children and Parents: Implications for Families on the Border
Zero to Thrive, University of Michigan Center for Human Growth & Development (July 2018)
The report highlights research evidence on the science of early childhood development, stress and trauma, and implications of family separation and reunions for very young children.
