Trump administration moves to end limits on child detention
5 years, 7 months ago

Trump administration moves to end limits on child detention

Al Jazeera  

The Trump administration on Wednesday unveiled new rules that would allow officials to detain migrant families indefinitely while judges consider whether to grant them asylum in the United States. Administration officials blame the so-called “Flores Settlement Agreement” for a spike in immigration, especially of Central American families, saying it encourages migrants to bring children with them so they can be released into the United S while their court cases are pending. Families typically have to wait several months for their cases to work their way through immigration court, and the new rule would allow DHS to keep those families at detention facilities. ‘Government shouldn’t be jailing kids’ Immigrant advocates decried the move and said prolonged detention would traumatise immigrant children.

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Trump administration resumes detention of immigrant families after Biden-era pause
1 week, 3 days ago

Trump administration resumes detention of immigrant families after Biden-era pause

Associated Press  

McALLEN, Texas — The Trump administration resumed family detention of immigrants last week in a South Texas facility after a Biden-era pause, a legal nonprofit group providing services to migrant families said Wednesday. Fourteen immigrant families with children as young as one year old were in the detention facility in Karnes County, Texas, about 50 miles southeast of San Antonio, …

President Trump brings back practice of detaining families together
2 weeks, 2 days ago

President Trump brings back practice of detaining families together

NPR  

President Trump brings back practice of detaining families together toggle caption Veronica G. Cardenas/POOL/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration has brought back the practice of detaining families with children as a part of an effort to crack down on immigration. During the Trump administration's first term, children of migrants were separated from their parents and held in detention centers …

Immigrant detention beds may be maxed out as Trump moves to deport ‘millions and millions’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Immigrant detention beds may be maxed out as Trump moves to deport ‘millions and millions’

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — President Donald Trump’s inauguration-day executive orders and promises of mass deportations of “millions and millions” of people will hinge on securing money for detention centers. The rarely used 1798 law allows the president to deport anyone who is not a U.S. citizen and is from a country with which there is a “declared war” or a …

Trump 'Border Czar' Suggests Halfway Homes For U.S.-Born Kids With Undocumented Parents
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump 'Border Czar' Suggests Halfway Homes For U.S.-Born Kids With Undocumented Parents

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming “border czar” suggested that children who are U.S. citizens but whose parents are undocumented could be placed in a “halfway house” as part of mass deportation efforts. “As far as U.S. children, that’s going to be a difficult situation, because we’re not going to detain U.S. citizen children, which means, you know, they’re …

Report: Management of Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy failed
4 years, 2 months ago

Report: Management of Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy failed

Al Jazeera  

Justice Department leaders under President Donald Trump knew their 2018 “zero tolerance” border policy would result in family separations but pressed on with prosecutions even as other agencies became overwhelmed with migrants, a government watchdog report released on Thursday has found. The report found that one of the administration’s talking points was: “An illegal alien should not get a free …

Trump administration using private security firm to detain migrant children in major hotel chains
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump administration using private security firm to detain migrant children in major hotel chains

The Independent  

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Judge: US must free migrant children from family detention
4 years, 8 months ago

Judge: US must free migrant children from family detention

India Today  

A federal judge on Friday ordered the release of children held with their parents in US immigration jails and denounced the Trump administration's prolonged detention of families during the coronavirus pandemic. US District Judge Dolly Gee's order applies to children held for more than 20 days at three family detention centers in Texas and Pennsylvania operated by US Immigration and …

Citing coronavirus, Trump officials refuse to release migrant kids to sponsors — and deport them instead
4 years, 10 months ago

Citing coronavirus, Trump officials refuse to release migrant kids to sponsors — and deport them instead

LA Times  

Hundreds of migrants seeking asylum are held in a temporary transition area in El Paso in 2019. “We don’t get notice from the government when families get dragged from their rooms in the middle of the night,” said Shay Fluharty, director of the Dilley Pro Bono Project, a legal clinic at an ICE detention center in Dilley, Texas, that holds …

Trump administration detains nearly 70,000 migrant children in record high
5 years, 4 months ago

Trump administration detains nearly 70,000 migrant children in record high

The Independent  

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The Trump administration held nearly 70,000 migrant children in government custody this year: report
5 years, 4 months ago

The Trump administration held nearly 70,000 migrant children in government custody this year: report

Salon  

The U.S. held an unprecedented 69,550 migrant children in government custody over the past year, according to new government data reported on by the Associated Press. Some of the nearly 70,000 migrant children who were held in government custody this year — up 42 percent in this fiscal year from 2018 — have already been deported. The number of children …

Child migrant detention centre in Florida closed after becoming flashpoint in US immigration debate
5 years, 4 months ago

Child migrant detention centre in Florida closed after becoming flashpoint in US immigration debate

The Independent  

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19 States And D.C. Sue Administration To Stop Indefinite Detention Of Migrant Children
5 years, 6 months ago

19 States And D.C. Sue Administration To Stop Indefinite Detention Of Migrant Children

NPR  

19 States And D.C. Sue Administration To Stop Indefinite Detention Of Migrant Children Enlarge this image toggle caption Rich Pedroncelli/AP Rich Pedroncelli/AP Nineteen states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration over its plan to pull out of a decades-old court settlement that governs the care of migrant children in federal detention. Sponsor Message "This new Trump …

Trump Wants To Detain Migrant Families Indefinitely. He Can't.
5 years, 7 months ago

Trump Wants To Detain Migrant Families Indefinitely. He Can't.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The White House dramatically escalated its campaign to scare Central American families away from crossing the U.S. border on Wednesday, as officials announced plans to cancel the 1997 Flores settlement. If those numbers hold as the Trump administration’s new family detention policy goes into effect, ICE will fill its family detention to capacity in about three days. …

Trump moves to end limits on detention of migrant children
5 years, 7 months ago

Trump moves to end limits on detention of migrant children

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is moving to end an agreement limiting how long migrant children can be kept in detention, the president’s latest effort to curb immigration at the Mexican border. Trump defended it, saying, “I’m the one that kept the families together.” The Mexican government expressed concern over the prospect of prolonged detention of migrant children in the …

Trump Administration Announces Plan To Detain Migrant Children For Longer
5 years, 7 months ago

Trump Administration Announces Plan To Detain Migrant Children For Longer

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Trump administration on Wednesday announced new rules that would allow immigration officials to detain migrant children for a longer period of time, ripping up a long-standing set of protections that prevent migrant children from being detained for more than 20 days. McAleenan called the Flores settlement a “key gap in our immigration framework,” arguing that the …

Trump administration 'to announce plan to hold migrant children indefinitely in detention camps'
5 years, 7 months ago

Trump administration 'to announce plan to hold migrant children indefinitely in detention camps'

The Independent  

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Trump administration separated nearly 1,000 migrant children from their families after policy reversal, report says
5 years, 7 months ago

Trump administration separated nearly 1,000 migrant children from their families after policy reversal, report says

The Independent  

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We went to a border detention center for children. What we saw was awful (opinion)
5 years, 8 months ago

We went to a border detention center for children. What we saw was awful (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Clara Long is Senior Researcher in the US Program at Human Rights Watch and Nicole Austin-Hillery is Executive Director of the US program. Courtesy of Human Rights Watch Courtesy of Human Rights Watch She was just one of the children we talked with last week as part of a team of lawyers and doctors monitoring conditions for children …

Trump administration plans tougher asylum measures for migrants fleeing persecution
5 years, 11 months ago

Trump administration plans tougher asylum measures for migrants fleeing persecution

The Independent  

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Trump administration 'needs 2 years' to identify all the migrant children separated from families at border
5 years, 11 months ago

Trump administration 'needs 2 years' to identify all the migrant children separated from families at border

The Independent  

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Leaked memo reveals Trump administration DID want to separate families at the border
6 years, 2 months ago

Leaked memo reveals Trump administration DID want to separate families at the border

Daily Mail  

A leaked Trump administration memo shows that the government did consider separating families at the US border despite calling press reports on the matter 'irresponsible and unproductive'. A leaked internal Trump administration memo shows that the government considered the merits of separating families at the US border to speed up their deportation According to comments on the document, the administration …

Trump administration separated 81 children from families at US-Mexico border since June
6 years, 3 months ago

Trump administration separated 81 children from families at US-Mexico border since June

ABC  

The Trump administration has separated 81 migrant children from their families at the United States-Mexico border since an executive order sought to end the practice in June, according to government data. Key points: Since June 21, 76 adults were separated from the children, according to the data It showed 51 of those adults were criminally prosecuted At the height of …

Record high of 14,000 immigrant children in US custody as potential carers ‘deterred by fears of retribution’
6 years, 4 months ago

Record high of 14,000 immigrant children in US custody as potential carers ‘deterred by fears of retribution’

The Independent  

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Federal investigators find many failures in Trump’s family separation policy
6 years, 5 months ago

Federal investigators find many failures in Trump’s family separation policy

LA Times  

The Trump administration botched the implementation of its “zero tolerance” border policy earlier this year and failed to adequately prepare for the consequences of separating immigrant children from their parents, according to a report released Tuesday by federal investigators. It argued the administration “took exhaustive efforts” to overcome its challenges and “stand up a process to safely reunify families expeditiously.” …

A record number of migrant children are being detained at the border now
6 years, 6 months ago

A record number of migrant children are being detained at the border now

Salon  

The number of migrant children separated from their parents under the Donald Trump administration's zero-tolerance immigration policy, one of the year's high-profile examples of the ongoing humanitarian crisis at the border, continues to reach new heights. "In a letter sent to Sen. Patty Murray, D.-Wash., and obtained by Yahoo News, HHS Secretary Alex Azar outlined his plan to reallocate up …

Judge To Appoint Special Monitor To Oversee Detention Facilities
6 years, 7 months ago

Judge To Appoint Special Monitor To Oversee Detention Facilities

NPR  

Judge To Appoint Special Monitor To Oversee Detention Facilities Enlarge this image toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images Joe Raedle/Getty Images Updated at 9:05 p.m. But Judge Dana Sabraw also faulted the administration for "losing" hundreds of parents, leaving a significant number of families separated a day after the court-imposed deadline to reunite them. In a separate hearing in Los Angeles, …

'Chaos and confusion’ at US detention centres as Trump administration rushes to reunite migrant families
6 years, 7 months ago

'Chaos and confusion’ at US detention centres as Trump administration rushes to reunite migrant families

The Independent  

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Trump administration will reunite less than half of separated migrant children under age 5 by deadline
6 years, 8 months ago

Trump administration will reunite less than half of separated migrant children under age 5 by deadline

The Independent  

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If you're outraged by Trump separating families, you should see how the UK government treats migrant children
6 years, 8 months ago

If you're outraged by Trump separating families, you should see how the UK government treats migrant children

The Independent  

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Donald Trump’s family separation: The government had no intention of reuniting parents and children.
6 years, 8 months ago

Donald Trump’s family separation: The government had no intention of reuniting parents and children.

Slate  

Once there was a policy that wasn’t really a policy. Again, the government lawyer was clear: “While that individual remains in custody, they are not going be a suitable custodian, nor is there ability to detain them together because they are then in ICE custody.” Under this analysis, children are being removed because the Justice Department believes presumptively that everyone …

Donald Trump's poorly-handled reversal on immigration policy still leaves future of 2,000-plus children uncertain
6 years, 9 months ago

Donald Trump's poorly-handled reversal on immigration policy still leaves future of 2,000-plus children uncertain

Firstpost  

An embattled Donald Trump — beset on all sides by critics of his immigration policy — reversed the decision to separate immigrant children from their parents on the US-Mexico border, on Wednesday An embattled Donald Trump — beset on all sides by critics of his immigration policy — reversed the decision to separate immigrant children from their parents on the …

DOJ Takes First Steps Toward Indefinite Detention Of Families
6 years, 9 months ago

DOJ Takes First Steps Toward Indefinite Detention Of Families

Huff Post  

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been critical of a court settlement that limits the ability of the government to indefinitely detain immigrant families. “It cannot be done.” In addition to ending limits on the length of time kids can be locked up, the Trump administration is asking the court to make family detention centers exempt from state licensure requirements for …

Trump pictured discussing migrant family separations with room full of white men
6 years, 9 months ago

Trump pictured discussing migrant family separations with room full of white men

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We are keeping families together, but we have to keep our borders strong,” Mr Trump said, …

Trump’s immigration order sparks confusion, deep concern
6 years, 9 months ago

Trump’s immigration order sparks confusion, deep concern

Associated Press  

EDINBURG, Texas — President Donald Trump’s reversal of a policy separating migrant families at the Mexico border sparked confusion over how the new guidelines will play out and deep concern that the changes don’t go far enough, allowing children to still be held in detention even if they remain with their families. “We are pleased that the president is calling …

In reversal, Trump orders halt to his family separation rule
6 years, 9 months ago

In reversal, Trump orders halt to his family separation rule

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Bowing to pressure from anxious allies, President Donald Trump abruptly reversed himself Wednesday and signed an executive order halting his administration’s policy of separating children from their parents when they are detained illegally crossing the U.S. border. “We’re going to have strong, very strong borders, but we’re going to keep the families together,” said Trump, who added that …

Donald Trump ends separation of immigrant families. But the fate of 2,300 children is unclear
6 years, 9 months ago

Donald Trump ends separation of immigrant families. But the fate of 2,300 children is unclear

ABC  

Since May more than 2,300 children have been separated from their parents as part of the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy on illegal crossings at the US-Mexico border, according to US Customs and Border Protection. The executive order doesn't appear to change anything for the estimated 2,300 children taken from their families since the original policy was put into place. …

Trump reverses course on separation of migrant families
6 years, 9 months ago

Trump reverses course on separation of migrant families

Al Jazeera  

US president signs executive order ending child separation but says ‘zero-tolerance’ prosecution policy will continue. “We’re going to have very strong borders but we are going to keep families together,” the president said, adding that he doesn’t like seeing children separated from their families. “Democrats and Republicans – although they are both blaming each other – have not resolved the …

Trump's Plan To Stop Family Separations Is To Detain Families Together
6 years, 9 months ago

Trump's Plan To Stop Family Separations Is To Detain Families Together

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump’s plan to stop his administration’s policy of separating immigrant children from their families seems simple: Lock up immigrant parents and their children together, indefinitely. “And if anything goes against the protection of kids, it will be challenged.” Trump administration officials have insisted that they enacted the family separation policy in part because of a …

Detaining children in tent cities costs more than double than keeping them with their families, reveals report
6 years, 9 months ago

Detaining children in tent cities costs more than double than keeping them with their families, reveals report

The Independent  

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What We Know: Family Separation And 'Zero Tolerance' At The Border
6 years, 9 months ago

What We Know: Family Separation And 'Zero Tolerance' At The Border

NPR  

What We Know: Family Separation And 'Zero Tolerance' At The Border Enlarge this image toggle caption U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Rio Grande Valley Sector via AP U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Rio Grande Valley Sector via AP Updated at 4:40 a.m. Trump also calls for branches of his administration to make facilities available for detaining families with children — …

Video of cages for illegal immigrants & kids at US detention center
6 years, 9 months ago

Video of cages for illegal immigrants & kids at US detention center

Daily Mail  

New video gives an inside look at a US Border Patrol detention center in Texas, where more than 1,100 people - including young children - are being held in crowded, chain linked cages. This image is from footage of the center that was released by the US Customs and Border agency on Monday Children are sleeping side-by-side in a cell …

Almost 2,000 children separated from families at US border following Trump administration 'zero tolerance' policy
6 years, 9 months ago

Almost 2,000 children separated from families at US border following Trump administration 'zero tolerance' policy

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nearly 2,000 children have been separated from their families at …

Trump administration 'planning to put thousands of migrant children in tent cities'
6 years, 9 months ago

Trump administration 'planning to put thousands of migrant children in tent cities'

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The US government is reportedly planning to build tent cities …

Trump Administration And Advocates Clash Over What's Next For Migrant Children
6 years, 9 months ago

Trump Administration And Advocates Clash Over What's Next For Migrant Children

NPR  

Trump Administration And Advocates Clash Over What's Next For Migrant Children Enlarge this image toggle caption Eric Gay/AP Eric Gay/AP There are now more than 10,000 migrant children in U.S. government custody. Those rules are contained in what's known as the Flores settlement, a federal court agreement dating back to 1997, said Leecia Welch, an attorney with the National Center …

Critics blast Trump for sending border detainees to prison
6 years, 9 months ago

Critics blast Trump for sending border detainees to prison

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration has already led to overrun detention facilities, long lines of asylum seekers camping out at the U.S.-Mexico border and a decision to separate young children from their parents indefinitely. “The use of BOP facilities is intended to be a temporary measure until ICE can obtain additional long-term contracts for new detention …

Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ at U.S.-Mexico border is filling child shelters
6 years, 9 months ago

Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ at U.S.-Mexico border is filling child shelters

LA Times  

Family separations on the southern border due to President Trump’s “zero-tolerance” policy increased the number of immigrant children in government shelters 22% during the last month, officials said. As of Wednesday, 10,852 migrant children were being held at shelters run by the Department of Health and Human Services, compared with 8,886 at the end of last month, said agency spokesman …

Trump Administration To Divide Immigrant Families To Prosecute Parents For Illegal Entry
6 years, 10 months ago

Trump Administration To Divide Immigrant Families To Prosecute Parents For Illegal Entry

Huff Post  

Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered U.S. attorneys to increase their focus on prosecuting immigration crimes. Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images) In a sweeping enforcement change, Donald Trump’s administration will increasingly prosecute members of immigrant families who cross the border illegally, even if that means splitting children from their parents and regardless of whether they’re seeking safety in the U.S., Attorney General Jeff …

Trump's Department Of Homeland Security Is Cruelly Separating Asylum-Seeking Families
7 years ago

Trump's Department Of Homeland Security Is Cruelly Separating Asylum-Seeking Families

Huff Post  

Ms. L was sent to the Otay Mesa Detention Center after requesting asylum. Now, the Trump administration has put into practice a 2017 Department of Homeland Security proposal to forcibly separate asylum-seeking families once they reach the U.S. An ACLU class action suit asserts that at least 429 cases of family separation have occurred in the past 15 or so …

Trump admin ends program for mothers, children seeking asylum
7 years, 9 months ago

Trump admin ends program for mothers, children seeking asylum

CNN  

Story highlights The program will be phased out by June 20 Critics say the decision places undue burdens on a traumatized population Washington CNN — The Trump administration is shuttering a program designed to keep vulnerable asylum seekers – mainly mothers and young children, including pregnant and nursing women – out of detention. According to an Obama administration fact sheet …

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