A Mother's Thoughts at the Verge of Global Annihilation
Facing a world in which there are now two forms of potential humanly induced annihilation --- the fast and slow ones --- I don’t simply want to dump them on my son.
Abuse Claims Raise Pressure to Reunite Migrant Families
As hundreds of children remain separated from their parents as a result of the Trump administration's immigration policy, El Salvador charges that three children, ages 12 to 17, were victimized at shelters in Arizona.
Government Contractor Acknowledges Migrant Children Were Held Overnight in Vacant Office Building
The defense contractor had previously said children were only there for short periods, while awaiting flights.
White House Press Secretary Challenged on Immigration
Sarah Huckabee Sanders appears rattled in a testy exchange with reporters over the Trump administration’s policy of separating children from their parents at the border.
Military Seeks to Limit Congress on Fixing Child Sex Assault
Officials of the armed services are trying to ward off congressional efforts to address child-on-child sexual assaults on military bases, even as they disclose that the problem is larger than previously acknowledged.
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Homeland Security Urged to Prosecute Parents Who Cross Border With Kids
Top U.S. immigration chiefs urge the secretary of homeland security to detain and criminally prosecute undocumented adult border-crossers, which would result in separating them from their children.
Juan Cole
Let’s Also Remember the Schoolchildren U.S. and Russian Bombs Are Killing
Schools have repeatedly been struck from the air by Saudi, UAE, Moroccan and Jordanian pilots using American-supplied planes and bombs, in a campaign backed by Washington and the United Kingdom.
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This Pakistani Festival Makes Education a Fun Activity
In a country where public school systems are failing, a growing nonprofit organization shows students and teachers how to revitalize learning.
States Not Tracking Role of Opioid Crisis in Foster Placements
Even states hard hit by the abuse epidemic lack a way to specify opioids—or any other drug—as a contributing factor in the removal of children from their homes.
Refugee Program for Central American Children Is Ending
Minors from violence-plagued El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala will no longer be permitted to reunite with their parents in the United States.
