Jun 23 Watch 10:39 Philadelphia reverses course on ‘zero tolerance’ discipline in schools By Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman Some school districts are rethinking "zero tolerance" discipline policies, which lead to students being arrested for minor violations and disproportionately affect students of color. In 2014, a Philadelphia deputy police commissioner reversed a longstanding policy of automatic arrests, an approach… Continue watching
Jun 23 Protests, facility visits planned amid immigration confusion By Associated Press Protests and rallies focused around the separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border are scheduled this weekend, while more than two dozen congressional Democrats planned to visit detention facilities in Texas. Continue reading
Jun 23 Reports: HUD failed to track lead paint cases, ensure fixes By Juliet Linderman, Associated Press Two federal reports released this month blast the Department of Housing and Urban Development for failing to have procedures to adequately protect children in subsidized housing against lead paint exposure. Continue reading
Jun 23 Trump tries to change focus of border debate By Jonathan Lemire, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Bombarded with criticism condemning the family-separation situation as a national moment of shame, Trump came back firing. Continue reading
Jun 23 Alumni of DHS head Nielsen’s high school raise money for immigrant legal aid By Vivekae Kim Alumni of the high school that DHS Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen attended have raised over $12,000 for immigrants in need of free and low-cost legal aid. Continue reading
Jun 23 Administration seeks to expand immigrant family detention By Amy Taxin, Associated Press Immigration authorities on Friday issued a notice that they may seek up to 15,000 beds to detain families. Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 7:03 Advocates say government gave no thought to reuniting children separated at the border While hundreds of migrant children have reportedly been reunited with their parents after being forcibly separated, the complicated and chaotic situation raises doubt and fear for many. John Yang talks with Wendy Young, president of Kids in Need of Defense,… Continue watching
Jun 22 What we know about the police shooting death of Antwon Rose Jr. By Joshua Barajas Community members in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, continue to protest the police shooting this week of an unarmed black teen whose fatal encounter with an officer Tuesday was captured on video by a bystander's cell phone. Continue reading
Jun 22 Honduran girl in symbolic photo not separated from mother, officials say By David Bauder, Associated Press A crying Honduran girl depicted in a widely-seen photograph that became a symbol for many of President Donald Trump's immigration policies was not actually separated from her mother, U.S. government officials said on Friday.The photo spread widely as the discussion… Continue reading
Jun 22 Immigrant families separated at the border still unsure when they’ll be reunited By Will Weissert, Amy Taxin, Colleen Long, Associated Press Some parents separated from their children struggled to get in touch with youngsters being held in many cases hundreds of miles away, in places like New York and the Chicago area. Some said they didn't even know where their children… Continue reading