Last month, the Trump administration announced plans to revoke temporary protected status for Salvadorans, without attention to the fact that current gangs the result of a previous massive U.S. deportation wave of Salvadoran gang members in the 1990s, meaning that cycle could repeat itself.
Read the StoryU.S. Senators Kamala D. Harris (D-CA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) led a group of senators on Monday in condemning the Trump Administration’s proposal to systemically separate immigrant children from their parents upon arrival in the United States and asked Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to reject the measure.
Read MoreAccording to a new report from the Washington Post, undocumented immigrants with no criminal history are being arrested at a record pace by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
Read the ArticleThe author of this article discusses the detrimental effects of denying children of immigrants access to Head Start program.
Read the OpinionMexico recently took more than 300 Central American men, women and children being smuggled to the United States without food or water into custody, including 24 unaccompanied minors.
Read the StoryDespite the sharp decline in the number of Central American children arriving at the border in early 2017, numbers have increased every month since April 2017 . Their continued and intense fear of gang violence outweight concerns of deportation by the Trump administration.
Read the StoryIn response to the Trump Administration’s proposed policy of separating immigrant children from parents entering the U.S. illegally, as a means of discouraging or deterring immigrant families, the author describes and discusses the trauma that these children will experience. The information provided is bases off of her first-hand experience as psychotherapist.
Read MoreMarch 5 is the day that we say Enough is Enough. We will tell Trump and Congress that immigrant youth are not political pawns, they are humans and we are coming together to defend them and their families from this Administration’s deportation force. Immigrant youth and allies are mobilizing on March 5 to demand that Congress come up with a solution to protect immigrant youth without hurting our families! We ask for all of you to join us in action on March 5 by mobilizing to Washington D.C., taking action in cities across the country, and elevating the events online to call on your networks to join.
Event DetailsChild welfare (CW) professionals and domestic violence (DV) services advocates recognize the common co-occurrence of domestic violence and child maltreatment. Acknowledgement of the significant overlap has led to more collaboration between these fields, as both groups work to keep families safe. This guide provides an overview of basic child welfare services, describes how domestic violence services and child welfare professionals can support one another’s efforts in working with families, and lists resources for more information.
Get the FactsheetA summary of this administration’s plan for immigration reform and “border security.”
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