From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): On August 1, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed S.1494, the so-called “Secure and Protect Act of 2019” introduced by Senator Lindsey Graham, out of committee. This bill would eliminate protections for children and victims of human … 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
By DORA GALACATOS, ALAN SHAPIRO and BRETT STARK FEB. 28, 2018 The Department of Homeland Security may soon formalize the abhorrent practice of detaining the children of asylum-seekers separately from their parents. Immigrant families apprehended at the southwest border already endure a deeply flawed … Continued