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Attorneys say the enforcement changes of the past 18 months dictate that almost no circumstance — no matter how heart-wrenching — will prevent the federal government from deporting someone who is in the country unlawfully. Continue Reading
Many prior protections for those seeking legal status are gone. Continue Reading
There is increasing political and policy concern at the U.S. Capitol over the Trump administration’s policy of separating immigrant children from their parents at the border. Continue Reading
The New Mexico Pediatric Society is appalled that any child would be forcibly separated from their parents as a matter of official government policy. Continue Reading
ProPublica has obtained audio from inside a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility, in which children can be heard wailing as an agent jokes, “We have an orchestra here.” Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez supports the Trump administration’s policy. Not all elected officials in New Mexico share that sentiment. Continue Reading
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
I believe each generation has the ability to love, grow and heal beyond the preceding generation. 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
In these trying times, a village is not always enough. Sometimes, it takes a state to raise a child. 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
Lawrance Cordova loves spending time with his dad on the shooting range and on hunting trips. 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
A version of this question runs in my head every day: What am I doing to break this cycle? Continue Reading