Child Detentions Are Part of a Terrifying Larger Plan
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.
Abolishing Child Migrant Jails Is the Least We Can Do
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.Pentagon Seeks Site to House 5,000 Migrant Children
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.
The Global Crisis of Childhood Is Coming Home to Roost
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.
The Story of a Child Who Suffered Trump’s Family Separation Policy (Video)
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?Border Officials Order Medical Checks After Second Child’s Death
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.
Lawmakers Have a Better Name for Border Detention Centers
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."
HHS Diverts Cancer and Education Funding to Pay for Migrant Shelters for Children
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.
Immigrant Children Still at Troubled Texas Facility Despite Judge’s Order
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.
U.S. Files New Regulations That Will Impact How Immigrant Children Are Treated
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.
