The Congressional Women’s Working Group called on Congress and President Obama to protect women and children who have fled from their home countries in order to seek refuge from violence, abuse, and human trafficking.
Read the ArticleA poll finds that 47% of Americans believe that deporting children to their home country as soon as possible should be a priority and solution for tackling the border crisis.
Read the ArticleDiscusses a resolution from San Francisco that would ensure that children awaiting immigration proceedings have access to housing and social services.
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Renee Montagne talks to Carlos Dada of ElFaro.net in El Salvador and Robert Lopez of the Los Angeles Times about the violence which has motivated thousands of children to try to escape to the U.S.
Read the InterviewAn El Salvadorian immigrant woman shares her story in order to shed light on current mass migration of Central American women and children.
Read the StoryThis article discusses the first wave of immigrants to be transports via plane back to Honduras, as the US continues to try to tackle the immigration crisis.
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This brief article describes the story of an immigrant who became successful, in order to give hope to young immigrants during a difficult time where there is much debate and high tension about current immigration crisis.
Read the ArticleAudie Cornish talks with Michelle Abarca, a supervising attorney with the Americans for Immigrant Justice, on how the surge in unaccompanied children has impacted her organization. Abarca also recommends ways of coping with the influx.
Read Full InterviewA proposal to put unaccompanied immigrant children in an abandoned Army Reserve post in Westminster is nixed after opposition from local government and residents.
Read the ArticleAudie Cornish talks with Michelle Abarca, a supervising attorney with the Americans for Immigrant Justice, on how the surge in unaccompanied children has impacted her organization. Abarca also recommends ways of coping with the influx.
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