Trump Administration Poetry in Motion (Video)

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Aug 15, 2019 Now the Trump crew is rewriting the Statue of Liberty’s poem. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Child Detentions Are Part of a Terrifying Larger Plan

Karen J. Greenberg / TomDispatch Jul 28, 2019 The Trump administration's willingness to leave children unprotected is not merely a byproduct of clumsy actions by the border police force. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Abolishing Child Migrant Jails Is the Least We Can Do

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jun 30, 2019 Debating the fate of jailed migrant children is important, but the life-and-death crisis that they have been thrown into demands immediate action. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pentagon Seeks Site to House 5,000 Migrant Children

LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated Press Mar 12, 2019 The Defense Department is reviewing a number of military bases to find a location that can house thousands unaccompanied migrant children as the U.S. braces for a surge of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border this spring. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Global Crisis of Childhood Is Coming Home to Roost

Karen J. Greenberg / TomDispatch Jan 23, 2019 The U.S. needs to confront the reality of children in crisis if we are ever to understand that global ills can’t be kept outside our borders. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Story of a Child Who Suffered Trump’s Family Separation Policy (Video)

Reveal Dec 26, 2018 More than 2,600 kids were separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border under President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy. What happened to those children? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Border Officials Order Medical Checks After Second Child’s Death

NOMAAN MERCHANT / The Associated Press Dec 26, 2018 U.S. Customs and Border Protection orders health-care revisions for every child in its custody after an 8-year-old boy from Guatemala dies. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Lawmakers Have a Better Name for Border Detention Centers

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Dec 16, 2018 Democratic lawmakers join protesters in Tornillo, Texas, where about 2,700 young immigrants are currently being held in what they're calling "child prisons." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

HHS Diverts Cancer and Education Funding to Pay for Migrant Shelters for Children

Ilana Novick Sep 20, 2018 With costs skyrocketing due to the record number of young detainees, the Department of Health and Human Services pulls money from national health research programs as well as from Head Start for low-income preschoolers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Immigrant Children Still at Troubled Texas Facility Despite Judge’s Order

Laura C. Morel / Reveal Sep 3, 2018 Immigrant children still are being held at the Shiloh Treatment Center nearly a month after a federal judge ruled they should be moved to other housing. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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 )

A Harrowing Firsthand Account of Border Detention Centers

Elizabeth Warren Jun 28, 2018 I'm still working through everything I saw, but I wanted you to know the full story. The fight for children and families separated at the border isn't over—not by a long shot. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )