After Failing to Reunite Children, the Next Sad Chapter Unfolds Leading advocates and issue experts have swiftly condemned the Trump administration for its push to replace the Flores Settlement with new regulations that would lead to the indefinite detention of children in unlicensed facilities. Ur Jaddou, Director of DHS...
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The following is a statement from Ur Jaddou, Director of DHS Watch, regarding the news that the Trump administration is proposing a new regulation to replace the Flores Settlement Agreement – which provides for basic standards of care for children and protects them from indefinite detention. Instead, the proposed...
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One Month After Court’s Reunification Deadline, Some 500 Children Remain Separated According to yesterday’s report to the federal judge overseeing the reunification of parents and children separated under Trump’s family separation policy — one month after the court-imposed deadline — 497 children remain separated, including 22 under the age...
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The New York Times lead editorial board today decries the fact that 497 children — 22 of whom are under the age of 5 — remain separated from their families. The Editorial is excerpted below and available in full here. “I didn’t like the sight or the feeling of...
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Trump Administration Should Cease Plans to Grow Family Detention According to Vice News, Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro “wants answers on what Immigration and Customs Enforcement knew about the case of a toddler from Guatemala who died after leaving federal custody earlier this year.” In a recent meeting...
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Aug 29, 2018
Yet, the Trump Administration Remains Intent on Drastically Expanding the Detention of Children with Parents According to Vice News on Monday, a toddler died weeks after being released from an ICE family detention center where she first became seriously ill. Yet, the Trump administration continues full-speed ahead on drastically...
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One month after the court-ordered deadline to reunify children ripped from their parents by the Trump administration, more than 500 children remain separated from their loved ones. The administration continues to drag its feet, and the pace of reunifications has slowed to a crawl. As the Washington Post writes...
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This Sunday will be the one month anniversary of the court-ordered deadline to reunify children ripped from their parents by the Trump administration. Meanwhile, new data released by the government last night showed that 528 children remain separated, including 23 who are 5 years of age or younger. Instead...
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As the nation reels from the ongoing and unresolved family separation crisis, White House Advisor Stephen Miller is at it again. Without remorse or regret for having ripped apart thousands of families in one of America’s darkest chapters, the cabal of hardliners he has sprinkled throughout the federal bureaucracy...
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Last night we learned the total number of children that remained separated from their parents has actually increased. Based on new numbers released last night, 565 children (up from 559) are still separated, including 24 children who are 5 years of age and under. This is deeply disturbing confirmation...
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