Trauma Exposure Toolbox For Immigration Attorneys & Legal Staff
Mariposa Legal • October 10, 17, 24, and 31, 2023
A four-part series on trauma-informed lawyering for new immigration attorneys and legal staff in their first 3-5 years of practice.
As families migrate to US, advocates warn of separation trauma
Katie Smith, News Nation Now (September 6, 2023)
As increasing numbers of family units are arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, advocates raise concerns about family separation and resulting trauma.
Thousands of migrant children test NYC schools system
Nada Tawfik, BBC (September 8, 2023)
20,000 migrant children have entered the New York City school system, challenging the schools to find placements and address language barriers.
Republicans move to block Biden from forcing migrant families to remain in Texas
Hamed Aleaziz, Los Angeles Times (September 13, 2023)
Republican lawmakers have vowed to stop a potential Biden administration plan to have some migrant families remain in Texas while awaiting their initial asylum screenings.
Colombian migrant father reunites with family after separation at US border
Penelope Lopez, ABC7 Chicago (September 13, 2023)
A Colombian migrant father, separated from his partner and 10-year-old daughter for more than two weeks, is reunited.
Federal judge again declares that DACA is illegal with issue likely to be decided by Supreme Court
Juan A. Lozano, AP News (September 13, 2023)
U.S. District Judge Andrew Hannan has ruled the DACA program unlawful. The ruling extends a current injunction barring new applications, but allows for renewals among existing recipients.
U.S. reopens troubled facility for migrant children in Texas amid spike in border arrivals
Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (September 13, 2023)
The Biden administration recently reopened a housing facility for unaccompanied migrant children that was previously at the center of concerns about poor living conditions.
‘So Much Suffering:’ What Migrant Children Carry to New York
Ginia Bellafante, New York Times (September 16, 2023)
Tens of thousands of asylum seekers have recently arrived in New York, including 20,000 children, carrying intense experiences of trauma that require comprehensive mental health supports.
U.S. border agents are separating migrant children from their parents to avoid overcrowding, inspector finds
Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (September 16, 2023)
New court documents indicate that Border Patrol temporarily separated some migrant families this summer to avoid overcrowding, some with children as young as 8-years-old.
Despite efforts of 3 U.S. administrations, migrant families keep crossing the border
Joel Rose, NPR (September 23, 2023)
Despite attempts by three presidential administrations to curb migration at the U.S.-Mexico border, migrant families continue to arrive in record numbers.
