Dec 18 U.S. reverses fingerprinting rule for households sponsoring migrant children By Colleen Long, Associated Press The Trump administration policy required fingerprinting for all adults living in a household where a migrant child would live. Parents and other sponsors have said the fingerprinting rule had slowed placement of children in homes, in part because some members… Continue reading
Dec 11 Trump’s immigration policy splits Americans in half, poll says By Laura Santhanam Immigration is one of many issues on which heated political rhetoric has only inflamed the conversation and deepened divides between Americans, according to the latest poll from the PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist. Continue reading
Dec 06 81 children separated from families at U.S.-Mexico border since June executive order that stopped practice By Colleen Long, Associated Press Dozens of children have still been separated from their families since an executive order stopped the general practice, according to government data obtained by The Associated Press. Continue reading
Nov 29 Lawmakers call for greater protections for migrant teens in U.S. detention camp By Martha Mendoza, Garance Burke, Associated Press More than 2,300 teens are being held at the remote tent city in Tornillo, Texas, which opened in June. Lawmakers on Thursday called for stricter background checks, more mental health support and a public hearing to further investigate problems. Continue reading
Nov 27 AP fact check: Obama didn’t have a family separation policy By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Donald Trump is falsely asserting that the federal policy that split migrant families at the border was practiced by his predecessor, Barack Obama, as well. Here's a look at Trump's claim. Continue reading
Nov 19 Trump’s refugee director is changing jobs By Associated Press Scott Lloyd, the head of the Trump administration's Office of Refugee Resettlement who oversaw shelters for unaccompanied immigrant minors, will move to a new role at the Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives, said the Department of Health and Human… Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 8:32 Investigation finds government contractor violated policy while transporting immigrant children By Aura Bogado When migrant children were separated from their parents this summer, a defense contractor hired by the federal government helped carry out the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy by transporting some to facilities. Special correspondent Aura Bogado from The Center for… Continue watching
Nov 02 AP fact check: President Trump’s rhetoric and the truth about migrant caravans By Hope Yen, Colleen Long, Associated Press In a speech Thursday, President Donald Trump suggested without evidence that the migrant caravans are full of hardened criminals; in fact, they are mostly poor people with few belongings who are fleeing gang violence. Continue reading
Oct 26 Opinion: How teachers can help anxious students by knowing immigration policy By Kristina Robertson There are no great solutions or perfect strategies to eliminate the anxiety for immigrant children, but everyone can remember a teacher who made a difference in their lives. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch 6:02 ‘Family Separation 2.0’ offers a difficult choice for migrant parents A few months after the Trump administration was forced to end the infamous “zero tolerance” policy that led to thousands of child migrants being separated from their parents, the Department of Homeland Security is considering a new policy that would… Continue watching