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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.
Read MoreReports 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.
Read MoreThe settlement also purports to limit just some, rather than all, family separation at the border in the future.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreJudge Hanen’s ruling does NOT affect the status of current DACA recipients. As of now, DACA remains intact for current recipients and renewals will continue to be processed.
Read MoreThe use of this footage is shocking and dehumanizing, and ICE should immediately discontinue it.
Read MoreTroopers working under Governor Abbott’s Operation Lone Star have torn apart at least 26 fathers from their children, charging the fathers with trespassing and holding them in state criminal custody while their spouses and children are transferred to Border Patrol agents.
Read MoreOn this day five years ago, the U.S. government failed to reach a court-ordered deadline to reunite families unlawfully separated under the Trump administration’s Zero Tolerance policy. To this day, hundreds remain separated.
Read MoreThis week, on July 5th, the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR) issued an important Director's Memorandum , intended to provide clarity and written acknowledgment to immigration judges across the country about the imperative role of Child Advocates.
Read MoreToday, the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) announced a vital policy change that will require daily contact between unaccompanied immigrant children in custody and their families.
Read MoreThe only way to stop these preventable deaths is to stop jailing families. To stop jailing children.
Read MoreThe only way to stop these preventable deaths is to stop jailing families. To stop jailing children.
Read MoreAll children deserve to live full, safe, and healthy lives. Our hearts are with everyone, especially the child’s family, grieving this unimaginable loss.
Read MoreThe finalized asylum ban rule, which is set to go into effect when Title 42 ends tomorrow, would prevent many children, families, and adults from being able to seek asylum in the U.S. based on their manner of entry or transit through other countries.
Read MoreThe RGV Welcoming Committee is a group of individuals and nonprofits based in South Texas’s Rio Grande Valley and the adjoining Mexican state of Tamaulipas. These organizations and volunteers have welcomed migrants into the United States for at least the last two and a half years, and assisted those waiting in Mexico. Our mission is to serve every migrant with dignity, care, and respect
Read MoreThe #WelcomeWithDignity campaign for asylum rights is deeply concerned by reports that the Biden administration is sending 1,500 active-duty troops to the U.S. border with Mexico.
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