U.S. Files New Regulations That Will Impact How Immigrant Children Are Treated

Laura C. Morel and Aura Bogado / Reveal Aug 26, 2018 While more than 500 children remain separated from their parents in the wake of President Trump’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy, the federal government is seeking to end court oversight of the way it treats immigrant families. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Migrant Parents Coerced by Officials, Complaint Alleges

ASTRID GALVAN / The Associated Press Aug 23, 2018 U.S. immigration authorities coerced dozens of parents separated from their children at the border to sign documents they did not understand, says a complaint expected to be filed with the government. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Federal Agency Sent Immigrant Kids to Dangerous Youth Facility, Despite Warning Signs

Will Evans, Lance Williams and Matt Smith / Reveal Aug 9, 2018 By the time the federal government started sending immigrant children to Shiloh Treatment Center, the warning flags were waving blood red. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

Scenes From the Front Lines of America’s Immigration Crisis

Daniel Wilson / Truthdig Aug 8, 2018 A volunteer from a group that helped migrants in Tucson, Ariz., recounts stories of those most affected by a dehumanizing situation the U.S. helped create. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Ivanka on Family Separation

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Judge Says Government Is Solely Responsible for Reuniting Families

ELLIOT SPAGAT / The Associated Press Aug 3, 2018 A federal judge in San Diego rejects the Trump administration's plan to put the onus on the American Civil Liberties Union. The government must choose someone to lead the effort to reunite hundreds separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Judge Orders Release of Immigrant Kids From Troubled Shelter

By Lance Williams and Matt Smith / Reveal Jul 31, 2018 The Office of Refugee Resettlement is told to move children out of the Shiloh Treatment Center in Manvel, Texas, and into less restrictive housing unless a licensed mental health expert determines that a child “poses a risk of harm to self or others.” Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Administration Was Warned on Dangers of Family Separations

ALAN FRAM / The Associated Press Jul 31, 2018 As immigration policies were developed under Donald Trump, Health and Human Services workers red-flagged "any policy which would result in family separation due to concerns we had about the best interests of the child," the Senate Judiciary Committee is told. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A New Form of Torture in the Age of Xenophobic Cultural Warriors

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jul 30, 2018 The Trump administration's policy of separating children from parents is meant to send a message to brown immigrants: Don't come to America. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hundreds of Immigrant Youths Housed in Chicago-Area Shelters

By Jodi S. Cohen, Duaa Eldeib and Melissa Sanchez / ProPublica Jul 27, 2018 The nonprofit that runs most of the facilities is generally well-regarded, but an investigation by ProPublica reveals some troubling incidents. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

‘Truly Terrible’: Up to 463 Parents Already Deported, Jeopardizing Family Reunification

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Jul 24, 2018 Immigrant rights advocates say parents were deported under the false pretense that they would be reunited with their children. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Judge, Calm in Court, Takes Hard Line on Splitting Families

ELLIOT SPAGAT / The Associated Press Jul 22, 2018 U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw challenges the Trump administration to explain how families were getting the fair hearing guaranteed by the Constitution, but also expresses reluctance to get too deeply involved with immigration enforcement. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )