From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): As the world continues to respond to the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis, many families are staying home with their children, caring for them with the hopes that they will stay healthy and safe together. Yet right now, … Continued
Sunday, July 19, 2020, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. You can show your support for migrant children and families being detained in Berks County in Pennsylvania on a virtual vigil from 3:30-4:30 p.m., Sunday, July 19, on the Pennsylvania Council of Churches … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): As the world responds to an unprecedented crisis unfolding from the COVID-19 pandemic, many families are staying home with their children, caring for them with the hopes that they will stay healthy and safe. Yet right … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/27/because-covid-19-leaves-no-more-time-half-measures-judge-orders-release-children Published on Saturday, June 27, 2020 by Common Dreams Advocates are calling on the agency to also immediately release parents. By Eoin Higgins, staff writer A young migrant girl sits on the floor as her father, recently … Continued
From the Center for the Victims of Torture (http://www.cvt.org/): The administration has officially published the finalized regulations to the Flores Settlement Agreement. The rule allows the government to detain children indefinitely, while removing independent oversight designed to ensure facilities detaining … Continued
From the Latin America Working Group (https://www.lawg.org/): Almost a year ago we called on you to speak out against the administration’s first attempts to keep kids locked up in cages indefinitely. Your voiced mattered. But the fight is far from … Continued
From Families USA (http://www.familiesusa.org): Families USA has released a new short analysis on the Trump Administration’s continued attacks on immigrant children and families, highlighting its latest efforts to dismantle the long-standing Flores Settlement Agreement, and in doing so, eliminate basic … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): In its latest attack on immigrant families, the Administration proposed a regulation that would weaken protections for immigrant children and make it easier to imprison children and families indefinitely. The proposed Flores rule is open for public … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Right now, ICE is asking Congress for additional funding for family incarceration and immigration detention. It is critical for the faith community to make their voices heard and urge Congress to reject any proposal that fuels family … Continued
Posted at https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/early-childhood/reports/2018/07/12/453378/trumps-family-incarceration-policy-threatens-healthy-child-development/ By Leila Schochet Posted on July 12, 2018, 9:01 am Getty/Spencer PlattA Honduran mother and child wait along the border bridge in Brownsville, Texas, after being denied entry from Mexico into the United States on June 25, 2018. President Donald … Continued