Expedited processes are a trademark of the U.S. immigration system that give children and families just a short period of time to make their claim for protection from persecution, violence, trafficking, and other danger.
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Inspired by the Young Center’s work and the parallels to his own job, Robert Heirendt decided to combine his passion for music with his love for helping children and their families. This resulted in Robert working with 17 other performers to put together a tribute album of Bob Dylan’s “Self Portrait,” a project which debuted recently at a fundraiser for the Young Center.
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In his annual State of the Union address, President Biden applauded his administration’s recent border enforcement policies, which deny people their legal and human right to seek asylum in the U.S. and continue to put families, children, and adults seeking safety directly in harm’s way.
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Jairon Abraham Cruz’s death confirms that an “apply from afar” parole program is not a substitute for the right to seek asylum.
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We are thrilled to be the recipients of a $600,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to support the work of our Technical Assistance Program and Child Advocate Program!
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The Biden administration must abandon all efforts to continue defending the horrors of Title 42 and follow through on urgent plans to welcome asylum seekers safely and with humanity.
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The Biden administration must abandon all efforts to continue defending the horrors of Title 42 and follow through on urgent plans to welcome asylum seekers safely and with humanity.
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The Biden administration must abandon all efforts to continue defending the horrors of Title 42 and follow through on urgent plans to welcome asylum seekers safely and with humanity.
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Just two weeks after a federal judge ordered the Biden administration to end Title 42 and ruled the policy is “arbitrary and capricious,” news has surfaced that the administration is now considering taking “drastic measures” to address an expected increase of people seeking safety at the border after Title 42 ends.
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This year’s midterm elections showcased millions of voters’ unwavering commitment to defending, protecting, and welcoming immigrant children and their families. Congress must respond in turn, and deliver legislation that welcomes immigrant children, families, keeps families together, and restores access to asylum for thousands of people.
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Decision prevents the U.S. from expelling any migrant under the policy, effective immediately.
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The presentation is based on a report published in September which seeks recommends wholesale realignment of the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s incident reporting system with its child welfare mission.
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Today, the U.S. Supreme Court held oral arguments in Brackeen v. Haaland, a case challenging the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and threatening the sovereign status of tribal nations.
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The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights is thrilled to announce the launch of our newest program aimed at improving the outcomes for immigrant children caught in state child welfare and juvenile detention systems: the Technical Assistance Program.
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Yesterday, the Biden administration’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a new private sponsorship program that would cap the number of Venezuelan migrants eligible to seek asylum while mass expelling all others to Mexico. This is a de facto expansion of the Trump Administration’s infamous Title 42 policy
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Immigrant children and their families require hollistic, trauma informed care. The Biden administration needs to deliver on its promises of rebuilding a more humane and just immigration system.
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The achievements we have celebrated this summer are a reminder that creating change takes time but when we come together to invest in our values and our communities, that change will materialize.
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For now, DACA remains in place for existing recipients, yet the program still faces upcoming legal challenges that could leave thousands at risk of deportation.
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We sat down with Young Center Board Member Ahmet Hepdoğan do discuss why he supports our work with unaccompanied and separated immigrant children.
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The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights and the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) released a critical new report demonstrating how the federal government’s reliance on “Significant Incident Reports” (SIRs) negatively impacts the well-being of unaccompanied and separated children in federal custody.
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