Family Detention Archives | Immigration Impact

Newly Introduced Border Bill Would Create More Chaos at the Border, Not Less

by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | May 9, 2023 | Border Enforcement, Enforcement, Interior Enforcement, Legislation | 0

With the pandemic-related expulsion policy “Title 42” set to expire May 11, the House GOP...

This Is Pretty Simple, Mr. President: Don’t Restart Family Detention

by Dara Lind | Mar 7, 2023 | Border Enforcement, Detention, Enforcement | 0

The Biden administration is reportedly planning to detain large numbers of immigrant families...

Infamous Immigration Detention Center Closes, But More Work Needs to Be Done

by Rebekah Wolf | Dec 9, 2022 | Detention, Enforcement | 0

After years of advocacy and widespread abuse, Berks County officials announced that the federal...

ICE’s Changes to Family Detention Are an Improvement but Don’t Go Far Enough

by Katy Murdza | Mar 2, 2021 | Asylum, Detention, Enforcement | 0

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced last week that it would make changes to...

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...

The Death Toll of Migrant Children in US Custody Continues to Rise

by Katie Shepherd | May 21, 2019 | Abuses, Asylum, Detention, Enforcement, Humanitarian Protection | 0

Reports surfaced this week about another migrant child – 10-year-old Darlyn Valle from El Salvador– who died in September of last year but whose death is just now being made public. Darlyn’s death is the sixth known death of a migrant child in the past eight months. News of her death came just one day […]