Immigrants’ health premiums far exceed what plans pay for their care
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Both those living in the United States legally and those without legal status contribute more in premiums than the spend on health care, a study finds. Continue Reading
Critics say new barriers on border bridge are meant to deter asylum-seekers
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Agents on an international bridge in Texas now occupy a large physical barrier at the bridge’s halfway point to manage the ‘influx of Central Americans seeking asylum.’ Continue Reading
Why did the Trump administration separate asylum seekers from their kids?
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The government claims it separated migrant kids from their parents for one reason: The parents broke the law by entering the U.S. illegally. The account of a Guatemalan mother tells a different story. Continue Reading
Operator of migrant youth shelters hires child welfare organization to review processes
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The move comes as allegations of sexual misconduct and lax vetting procedures have threatened to bar the nonprofit from working in Arizona. Continue Reading
Migrants get a second chance at asylum, but it’s still ‘an uphill battle’
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Immigration lawyers say the Trump administration is working overtime to upend the nation’s asylum process. Continue Reading
A ‘humanitarian crisis’ looms as Arizona threatens to revoke immigrant children shelter licenses
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The state says Southwest Key displayed a ‘flippant attitude’ after sexual abuse reports. Continue Reading
Federal officials unveil plans for four-mile border ‘wall’ in El Paso
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It’s actually a steel bollard fence, and it’s a reminder that the White House is doing what it can to make good on one of President Trump’s signature campaign promises. Continue Reading
Conspiracy theories inspire vigilante justice in Tucson
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How one man’s imagined discovery of a sex-trafficking camp in the Sonoran Desert gained life online — and in the real world. Continue Reading
Here’s what happened to the 99 immigrant children separated from their parents and sent to Chicago
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Confidential records reveal details about struggles to find parents and traumatic experiences during the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance crackdown. Continue Reading
As months pass in Chicago shelters, immigrant children contemplate escape, even suicide
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Internal documents reveal despair and tedium in one of the nation’s largest shelter networks for unaccompanied minors. Continue Reading
Feds to greatly expand Tornillo shelter for unaccompanied minors
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The shelter will grow to 3,800 beds and will now stay open through at least the end of the year, the federal government says. Continue Reading
Naming the Borderlands’ lost
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In Arizona, a humanitarian crisis spurs researchers to find new ways of identifying migrant remains. Continue Reading
Across the country, basements, offices and hotels play short-term host to people in ICE custody
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The temporary holding facilities often come as a surprise to the unsuspecting civilians who work or live nearby. Continue Reading
ACLU claims ICE still detaining some asylum-seekers for no reason despite court order
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A U.S. district judge last month granted a preliminary injunction preventing ICE agents from denying parole to asylum-seekers without an individual determination as to why. But the ACLU says it’s still happening. Continue Reading
Report: Toddler died after contracting infection at ICE detention facility
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The toddler from Guatemala died six weeks after leaving an ICE family detention center in Dilley, Texas. Continue Reading