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Days after a tent city went up near El Paso, demonstrators took aim at the Trump administration’s policy of separating immigrant children from parents. Continue Reading
Policies that tear apart families without cause and that traumatize children must not be tolerated. Continue Reading
By separating immigrant children from their parents, the United States is intentionally inflicting trauma that will last generations. Continue Reading
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed it has selected Tornillo as a site to house immigrant children separated from their parents. Continue Reading
The administration is eyeing Fort Bliss near El Paso as a potential location for a cluster of temporary shelters that could house between 1,000 and 5,000 children. Continue Reading
Maria Vandelice de Bastos hasn’t seen her grandson for 10 months, since they crossed into New Mexico at a port of entry seeking asylum, according to her attorney. Her grandson has severe epilepsy and autism. Continue Reading
The ruling reverses long-standing U.S. policy and, immigration attorneys and advocacy groups say, paves the way for victims of violence to stay trapped in their home countries. Continue Reading
The U.S. Justice Department said late Friday it agrees the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program should be terminated. Continue Reading
A Pennsylvania judge heard uncontested evidence that ICE agents violated constitutional rights during an arrest last year, but that wasn’t enough to stop deportation proceedings. Continue Reading
Last month, 9,484 family units were caught or turned themselves in, compared with 1,580 in May 2017. Continue Reading
They can see the country they once served from a park in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. But a number of men who once wore a military uniform are barred from coming back after being deported to their native country. Continue Reading
The lengths that the Trump Administration will go to incite fear and terror in our immigrant communities are truly heartless. Continue Reading
A coalition of Texas-based attorneys filed an emergency request to order the United States to end the practice of family separation at the border. Continue Reading
Anthony has all the blessings and all the curses of a small town — with a borderland twist. Continue Reading
I hope the energy to fight for equity continues regardless of which party is in control. Continue Reading