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On the brink of being released and reunited with children, migrant parents are held at a South Texas facility in a sort of limbo — not free to leave, but without access to phones or commissary accounts that regular detainees get. Continue Reading
Despondent minors are often pressured into taking psychotropic drugs without approval from a parent or guardian. Continue Reading
A young man’s recent death was followed by other suicides in a Baltimore neighborhood. Continue Reading
The Trump administration has summoned at least 70 children under 1 year old to immigration court for their own deportation proceedings since Oct. 1. Continue Reading
A Searchlight New Mexico analysis finds growing reliance on out-of-state vendors. Continue Reading
New Mexico is over a year late in following a law that compels greater transparency in vendor contracts. Continue Reading
State lawmakers are exploring what, if any, authority the state might exert to learn more about the conditions in immigrant detention facilities in Otero and Cibola counties — and if they have jurisdiction to require changes. Continue Reading
The case of Liah Ferrera Amaya shows the extensive vetting immigrant families must submit to in order to retrieve their children from U.S. custody — even if it means putting themselves at risk for deportation. Continue Reading
In letters scrawled by hand, five immigrant fathers detained in New Mexico describe being separated from their children at the border and the uncertainty of when — or whether — they will be reunited. Continue Reading
Parents should have time to make an ‘informed, non-coerced decision’ about whether they want to leave the country with their children, the ACLU had argued. Continue Reading
The ambitious efforts led by County Clerk Scott Krahling aim to get every eligible person voting in every election. Continue Reading
Tears dissolved into smiles as the two walked out of the Bokenkamp Children’s Shelter in Corpus Christi on Friday. Continue Reading
New Mexicans likely won’t see a Libertarian candidate for governor on the ballot in November. Continue Reading
The federal agency that handles the first step in asylum claims sent a memo to all its officers Wednesday that tightens restrictions on migrants who are seeking asylum. Continue Reading
Maria Vandelice de Bastos, who was detained and separated from her disabled grandson in New Mexico last year, has been released from federal custody. But her ordeal is far from over after an immigration judge dismissed her asylum case. Continue Reading