On Wednesday, HHS said it was suspending educational, legal and recreational programs for migrant kids in custody because of budget constraints. Continue reading
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Trump’s Bullying Won’t Fix the Migrant Crisis
The problems in Central America won’t go away, and Mexico will struggle to sustain a crackdown.
How Trump and Congress can really fix our immigration problems
MEXICO HAS defused President Trump’s latest fit of pique with minimal concessions, which is appropriate. Mexico did not cause the surge of immigrants from Central America to the United States, and it is not well positioned to solve the problem. Continue reading
California Set To Provide Health Care For Some Undocumented Immigrants
The move continues to stake California’s position as a bulwark against Trump’s policies.
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Border Patrol Agent Rescues Migrant Mother And Young Son From Swarm Of Bees
The agent saw thousands of bees covering what he thought was a bundle of clothes. But it was a Guatemalan mother curled over her child.
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‘I Can No Longer Continue to Live Here’
What’s driving so many Honduran women to the U.S. border? The reality is worse than you’ve heard.
Trump Administration Says It Will Open New Mass Facility on Border to Hold Unaccompanied Children
The Trump administration says it will open a new emergency detention facility to house as many as 1,600 minors that come across the border unaccompanied. Continue reading
Countdown to Trump’s Mexico tariff deadline: Talks focus on asylum for migrants
The Trump administration wants Mexico to agree to take almost every asylum seeker that crosses into Mexico – pushing the Mexican government to sign an agreement that would essentially bar Central American migrants from trying to gain asylum in the United States. Continue reading
The Trump Official Who Failed to Reunify Dozens of Separated Children Is Getting a New Role
Inside Scott Lloyd’s 20-month crusade to keep child migrants pregnant and locked up.
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Why Do Children Keep Dying in U.S. Custody? Maybe Because Nobody Is Holding CBP Accountable.
Each week, we continue to learn more and more about the epidemic of misconduct by Customs and Border Protection agents, and the agency’s complete lack of accountability. Continue reading