Posted at https://www.clasp.org/press-room/press-releases/trump-administration-s-shameful-flores-rule-endangers-children Washington, D.C., August 21, 2019—Today the Administration announced a final rule that would weaken protections for migrant children and make it easier to imprison them and their families for longer periods of time. More than two decades … Continued
By GARANCE BURKE, JULIET LINDERMAN AND MARTHA MENDOZA SANTA ANA, California (AP) — This story is part of an ongoing joint investigation between The Associated Press and the PBS series FRONTLINE on the treatment of migrant children, which includes an … Continued
From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): Activists have been near Miami, Florida, at the Homestead Facility, where thousands of migrant children are being held. What they are seeing is devastating. © Jonathan Kirn for Getty Images Migrant children are being held … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/07/08/smithsonian-seeking-child-migrants-drawings-horrific-detention-document-history-it Published on Monday, July 08, 2019 Request by Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History comes as U.N. rights chief condemns “alarming situation” at southern border facilities By Andrea Germanos, staff writer One of the drawings made by … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Tell Senators Casey and Toomey to Vote Yes on Reopening the Government and No on Harm to Migrant Children and Asylum-Seekers. This Thursday at 2:30 the Senate will vote on two competing bills … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): In a stunning revelation, the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) says that not only were “thousands” more migrant children separated by the administration than previously known, but that they didn’t … Continued
Posted at https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/7/27/1784042/-Indiana-church-replaces-detained-Holy-Family-with-new-display-your-reflection Gabe Ortiz, Daily Kos Staff Friday July 27, 2018 · 4:50 PM EDT Christ Church Cathedral The same Indiana church that held the Holy Family “in detention” has replaced the statues with a mirror, so that anyone who walks by will see their … Continued