The court faces a stark and historic choice: protect American families by upholding DACA or help anti-immigrant extremists separate thousands of families
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Immigrant children are children. Not political pawns: period.
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Today, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Southwest Key Programs alleging that the organization failed to protect unaccompanied immigrant children in its facilities from sexual abuse.
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This ruling is a significant step toward justice for her and her family. The Afghan child's relatives have long argued that she was wrongfully taken and adopted under false pretenses.
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“Closing the border and ending access to asylum will once again put children in harm’s way and is not a reflection of American values.”
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Bill, reintroduced by Sen. Merkley and Rep. Kamlager-Dove and supported by advocacy orgs, offers much-needed reforms
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Sharing with you an update on the impactful strides our organization has made over the past months, thanks to your partnership and belief in our mission.
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SB4 Will Inevitably Separate Families and Hurt Immigrant Children
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Our organizational values, including our commitment to being child-centered in all that we do, compel us to speak in this critical moment.
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Separated families deserve a fair shot at justice after the extraordinary trauma and loss they wrongfully experienced. Right now, these families remain in limbo.
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We urge Members of Congress reject this supplemental bill and instead to invest in humane and effective policies to improve border management and protect the right to asylum.
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With this month marking the three-year anniversary of Liz’s passing to complications from cancer, the Young Center continues to remember Liz’s light, contributions, and brilliant legacy and will host the Elizabeth Frankel Waymakers Race in September.
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Cutting off access to this area also puts the lives of migrants in danger because medical providers will be unable to reach people in need of help in a timely fashion.
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The guidance, specifically announced by the DOJ’s Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR) which oversees all immigration courts, reflects more than a decade of advocacy by the Young Center and other organizations to fundamentally change the courtrooms in which children carry the burden to prove, without the guarantee of an attorney, that they are eligible for protection in the United States.
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After being sent to cities like Chicago and New York, many immigrant families face overcrowded shelters where there have been reports of unsanitary conditions and lack of access to basic medical and mental health care.
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We strongly reject any proposal that threatens the safety and unity of immigrant families and urge the Biden Administration and Congress to oppose these and other anti-immigrant, anti-asylum policies as part of the ongoing supplemental funding negotiations.
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Reports have surfaced that President Biden is considering devastating tradeoffs that would severely restrict children and families' access to asylum in exchange for more military funding for Ukraine and Israel.
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The settlement also purports to limit just some, rather than all, family separation at the border in the future.
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A report released this weekend from a federal court monitor found that U.S. border agents are, once again, separating migrant children from their parents, allegedly to "avoid overcrowding” in their facilities.
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