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FILE PHOTO: DHS Secretary Mayorkas speaks at the White House in Washington
Daily News Lesson May 09 2023

Border towns prepare for end of COVID migrant restrictions + Newswrap 5/9/23 + Student video
Discuss the end of Title 42, and what that will mean for immigration and border towns like El Paso, Texas
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Daily News Lesson July 12 2022

Dance company founder breaks down financial barriers for Latino teens pursuing dance

Learn about a dance studio in Arizona focused on Latino traditions
Migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. wait to be processed on the Mexico-U.S. border
Daily News Lesson December 03 2021

Biden to re-implement Trump-era 'Remain in Mexico' asylum policy
Lesson includes news summary for Friday, Dec. 3, video and discussion questions
Large Migration Surge Crosses Rio Grande Into Del Rio, Texas
Daily News Lesson September 20 2021

Thousands of Haitian migrants camp at Texas border as authorities ramp up relief
Learn about the U.S. response to a surprisingly large group of Haitian migrants camped on the southern U.S. border
Asylum seeking migrants in Penitas, Texas
Daily News Lesson March 29 2021

How migrants are being ‘expelled’ from the U.S. border
The Biden administration has been struggling to solve the migrant crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Migrants from Central America camp outside the El Chaparral border crossing, hoping to cross and request asylum in the U.S, in Tijuana,
Daily News Lesson March 10 2021

Biden administration scrambles to respond to surge of migrant children at border
This lesson discusses the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border with the number of detained migrant children tripling in recent weeks.
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Daily Video March 31 2020

PBS 2-minute news summary: Choose your own current event!
In this current events lesson, check out the PBS NewsHour's 2-minute news wrap from Mon. March 31st.
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Daily News Lesson January 27 2019

Student breakdown on the government shutdown
Use this PBS NewsHour lesson plan with your students for the latest on the government shutdown.
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Daily Video January 09 2019

Lesson plan: Trump's government shutdown speech through a media literacy lens
In this NewsHour lesson plan, students will analyze President Trump's primetime speech about immigration and the government shutdown.
Claudia Maquin mother of Jakelin Caal, a 7-year-old girl who handed herself in to U.S. border agents earlier this month and died after developing a high fever while in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, reacts during her daughter's funeral
Daily Video December 27 2018

Why children in U.S. custody need specific pediatric expertise
In this NewsHour lesson plan, learn why specific pediatric expertise is needed in the care for immigrant children.
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