California must protect unaccompanied immigrant children

Op-ed Capitol Weekly By Cindy Liou, Maria Ramiu, and Jackie Gonzalez

The California Legislature has taken an important step to protect unaccompanied immigrant children by passing AB 1140, the Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Protections Act....

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Opinion Column: QAnon conspiracy theory: The border variant

Op-ed LA Times By Jean Guerrero

It was after dark at the border, and a U.S. Border Patrol agent used his body to shield a migrant father and child in his…...

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Teen Trafficking Investigation Recalls Unheeded Calls for Change

Bloomberg Law By Ben Penn and Ellen M. Gilmer

News that the federal government may have released teenage migrants to labor traffickers has triggered memories of similar incidents in the past, and drawn attention…...

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U.S. caring for more than 100 unaccompanied Afghan children

CBS By Camilo Amilo Montoya-Galvez

The federal government is currently caring for more than 100 Afghan children who arrived in the U.S. without their parents, the Department of Health and Human…...

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A mother and her four daughters were separated at the border in 2018. This is what they lost

CNN Catherine E. Shoichet, Madeleine Stix and Ana Maria Luengo-Romero,

Casandra shouts to her sister as she races to her bedroom. "She answered!" It's a relief. Sometimes, the calls to Honduras drop or don't go…...

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The Canary in the Coal Mine

Op-ed Frank News By Jennifer Podkul

In my role, I work on adjusting policies and advocating for policies to better protect children on the move. That includes children at every stage…...

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Biden’s immigration policy is hampering Haiti’s recovery from back-to-back crises

Vox By Nicole Narea

Already grappling with coronavirus, a political crisis stemming from President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination last month and resulting gang violence, Haiti was hit with a two-punch…...

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U.S. Probes Trafficking of Teen Migrants for Poultry-Plant Work

Bloomberg Law By Ben Penn and Ellen M. Gilmer

Federal law enforcement officials are investigating whether unaccompanied migrant teenagers have been released from government custody to labor traffickers who sent them to work in…...

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Dozens of Texas facilities housing child migrants to operate without licenses amid fight between Gov. Greg Abbott and Biden administration

The Texas Tribune By Uriel J. García

More than 40 Texas facilities that house unaccompanied migrant children on behalf of the federal government will operate without state licenses next month, worrying advocates…...

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