This opinion piece discusses the shortcomings of the recent settlement with the parents of immigrant families separated from their children under Trump’s zero tolerance policy.
A new report indicates that more than 100,000 immigrant children with SIJS status are stuck in a backlog awaiting green cards.
A federal judge has prohibited the separation of families at the border as an immigrant deterrant mechanism for eight years, preemptively blocking resumption of the Trump era zero tolerance policy.
Sources say the Biden administration is considering new border policy that includes expelling migrants without asylum screenings and expanding immigration detention and deportations in order to convince Republicans to support aid to Ukraine.
Data from a guaranteed basic income program for immigrant families in New Mexico indicate that the program helped improve employment rates and housing security participants.
A new report reveals that thousands of children, including some under 5, have been ordered deported under the Biden administration.
Since September, almost 1,100 migrant families have been separated while being processed at the U.S.-Mexico border near San Diego.
In this piece, scholars and advocates review policies impacting unaccommpanied minors and suggest additional needed reforms to protect migrant children.
The Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review is creating specialized dockets for immigration court cases involving immigrant children, including several child-friendly procedures.
This referral tool is designed to help attorneys of children in foster care identify if a child may benefit from services from an immigration attorney and make a meaningful referral to that attorney.
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