Telebriefing on KIND’s New Report for Child Advocacy Community
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) • Thursday, May 31, 2018 • 1:00 PM ET
Jennifer Podkul, KIND’s Director of Policy, and Cory Shindel, Policy Associate, will share federal legislative updates and information about new Administration policies affecting the rights and treatment of unaccompanied immigrant children. Learn more about opportunities to collaborate and lift your voice in support of these children in this critical time.
Conference Phone Number: (877) 594-8353
Participant Pass Code: 48748799#
Call duration: 1 hour
Participant Pass Code: 48748799#
Call duration: 1 hour
DHS Prosecutes Over 600 Parents in Two-Week Span and Seizes their Children
Joshua Breisblatt, American Immigration Council (May 25, 2018)
A DHS official announced that 638 parents who crossed with children had been prosecuted in just a 13-day span this month.
Read MoreLooking at Latino Families’ Access to Early Care and Education Through Multiple Dimensions.
Society for Research in Child Development (May 23, 2018)
The University-Based Child and Family Policy Consortium, in collaboration with the Society for Research in Child Development, hosted a webinar on May 23, 2018 on Latino Families’ Access to Early Care and Education.
View WebinarWhat Parents Talk About When They Talk About Learning: A National Survey About Young Children and Science
Megan Silander, Todd Grindal, Naomi Hupert, Elisa Garcia, Kea Anderson, Philip Vahey, Shelley Pasnik, Education Development Center, Inc. & SRI International (May 2018)
This study used a nationally representative parent survey, combined with in-depth interviews and home visits with a smaller sample of families, to learn how parents of young children, particularly low-income parents, encourage and take part in their children’s learning, especially their science learning.
Read MoreStartling increase in physical and sexual abuse of child immigrants by US Border Patrol, new report alleges
Clark Mindock, Independent (May 24, 2018)
A new report suggests that there has been a startling increase in the number of instances where US Border Patrol officers have abused children seeking shelter in the United States from violence and poverty in Central America.
Read MoreMembers of Congress Pledge HELP for Separated Children
Rebecca Ullrich, CLASP (May 23, 2018)
Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) and colleagues in the Senate, along with Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA 40) and colleagues in the House, introduced the Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act to protect children separated from their parents by immigration enforcement actions.
Read MoreBetsy Devos ‘Ignorant’ About Schools’ Power to Report Undocumented Immigrants to Ice, Rights Groups Say
Chantal Da Silva, Newsweek (May 24, 2018)
A civil rights group has said Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has an “astounding” level of ignorance about the law after she claimed on Tuesday that it is up to schools to decide whether to report undocumented students to immigration enforcement officials.
Read MoreAnguish at Southwest border as more immigrant children are separated from parents
Suzanne Gamboa and Daniella Silva, NBC News (May 22, 2018)
Earlier this month, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a goal to criminally prosecute 100 percent of people crossing the border illegally — including families with children. Those who are charged with improper entry — a misdemeanor on the first infraction — are jailed and separated from their children. Previously, most parents had been allowed to remain with their children in family shelters while awaiting asylum cases or deportation proceedings.
Read MoreHolding Migrant Children on Military Bases: What You Need to Know
Mark Nevitt, Just Security (May 22, 2018)
While the Trump Administration has been careful to state that a decision has yet been made about housing the migrant children on military bases and the DoD has not received formal tasking, choosing this path would continue the trend of widening the military’s role in immigration enforcement more broadly. It follows the announcement made last month that state National Guard units would assist DHS and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) in immigration enforcement.
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