Children Archives | Immigration Impact

New EOIR Memo Updates Protections for Children in Immigration Court

by Gianna Borroto | Jan 18, 2024 | Due Process & the Courts, Immigration Courts | 0

A new memo issued last month by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) lays out...

Department of Labor Report Highlights Severity of Child Labor in the US and Worldwide

by Gianna Borroto | Nov 2, 2023 | Abuses, Immigration 101 | 0

The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued its yearly Findings on the Worst Forms of Child...

Trump Administration Slashes Protections for Immigrant Children in Government Custody

by Katy Murdza | Aug 22, 2019 | Asylum, Detention, Enforcement, Humanitarian Protection | 0

The Trump administration announced a new regulation on Wednesday allowing for the indefinite...

Federal Court Rules Detained Immigrant Children Must Receive Clean Water, Edible Food, and Soap

by Katie Shepherd | Aug 19, 2019 | Detention, Enforcement, Federal Courts/Jurisdiction | 0

A federal appeals court in California ruled on Thursday that immigrant children must receive...

ICE Releases Infants in Its Custody Following Civil Rights Complaint

by Katie Shepherd | Mar 4, 2019 | Abuses, Asylum, Detention, Enforcement, Humanitarian Protection | 0

Nothing is more delicate or worthy of comprehensive care than a newborn. Yet, over the past several weeks, detention watchdogs and public health experts have noticed an alarming uptick in the number of infants—some as young as five months old—being held in prison-like detention facilities run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). On-the-ground staff in these facilities report mothers complaining […]

Violence Erupts at the Border as US Continues to Deny Rights to Asylum Seekers

by Katie Shepherd | Nov 26, 2018 | Asylum, Border Enforcement, Enforcement, Humanitarian Protection | 0

The situation in Tijuana, Mexico reached a boiling point on Sunday, after U.S. authorities fired tear gas at hundreds of migrants—including pregnant women and children—who had peacefully gathered earlier that morning to ask for asylum. Disturbing video footage, pictures, and stories have emerged depicting the mayhem, which came to a head after some migrants in […]