Center for the Children of Immigrants
@KidsImmigration
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Promoting the health, well-being & success of children of immigrants. Initiative of @First_Focus & @Campaign4Kids. #BestInterestOfTheChild
Washington, DC
Joined October 2013
The Trump administration is using billions of dollars in ICE funding to put more immigrants behind bars than ever before, often in inhumane conditions with little or no oversight. It’s a recipe for a human rights disaster.
brennancenter.org
Last year’s multibillion-dollar funding package has allowed the government to put more immigrants behind bars, often in worse conditions and with little oversight.
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Guards have taken away crayons, colored pencils and paper during recent room searches at Dilley, according to detainees and others. After one inspection, the children just “cried and cried and cried,” a mother said. The facility denies the claims. https://t.co/wRNv0ezWMc
propublica.org
Detainees told ProPublica that art supplies have been removed in room searches, immigrants have lost access to Gmail and staff hover within earshot during video calls.
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Treinta y dos personas murieron bajo custodia de ICE en todo el país el año pasado, superando el récord anterior de 20 en 2005, según datos federales. Casi una cuarta parte de las muertes del año pasado ocurrieron en Texas.
texastribune.org
El año pasado hubo más muertes dentro de los centros de detención de ICE que en ningún otro en las últimas dos décadas. Casi una cuarta parte de esas muertes ocurrieron en Texas.
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Congressman Joaquín Castro: Bearing Witness in the Dilley, Texas Detention Center https://t.co/X3La5JRFHy
#txed @MALCTx @LULAC @JoaquinCastrotx #SaveOurChildren @CHCI @pastors4txkids @KidsImmigration @putkids1st @First_Focus @SavetheChildren @Ramos4Texas @ProgressTX @MASBA_US
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ICE is tearing families apart and putting people in dangerous situations. Many immigrants—even children—are forced to defend themselves in deportation cases without a lawyer. The SHIELD Act would bolster immigrants’ access to legal support, so they don't have to face court alone.
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Without California, America doesn’t eat. Nearly HALF of your vegetables... Over 3/4 of your fruits and nuts... ALL harvested in California — powered by immigrant farmworkers who keep this country running.
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NEWS: We're suing to block the Justice Dept from eviscerating noncitizens’ right to appeal decisions in their immigration cases with its new rule. Despite what the Trump-Vance admin may think, everyone – regardless of citizenship status – has the right to due process. We will
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EMS crews were called to the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas at least 11 times since September for children in medical distress, records show.
nbcnews.com
EMS crews were called to the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas at least 11 times since September for children in medical distress, records show.
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First Focus on Children Tells Supreme Court: Ending Birthright Citizenship Would Irreparably Harm Every Baby Born in America https://t.co/CMUoqxZ7ka
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BREAKING: Another person has died in ICE custody, per required notification to Congress. The deceased had a history of severe medical complications, was detained for over a year, and didn’t receive necessary care.
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Catholic bishops push for end to ‘immoral’ birthright citizenship order at Supreme Court | Courthouse News Service
courthousenews.com
The Catholic-majority Supreme Court gets spiritual and legal advice from bishops ahead of showdown on birthright citizenship.
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Donald Trump wrongfully deported Any Lopez Belloza in violation of a court order. The government even admitted it was a "mistake." A federal judge ordered them to let her come home. Today we learned they're refusing to do so. Unacceptable. Outrageous. Any should be allowed to
statesman.com
A federal judge ordered that Any Lucía López Belloza be returned to the U.S. by Friday. The government said Thursday that it would detain her immediately if it brought her back.
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I got a tip yesterday that migrants in detention are having a hard time using ICE’s hotline to report sexual assaults happening within detention facilities. So I decided to call up the hotline myself. Here’s what I learned. [THREAD]
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Under U.S. law, unaccompanied immigrant children are entitled to age-appropriate care while their cases move through the courts. But that’s not the reality. KHRC, @NIPNLG, and @ACLUofLouisiana have documented children being locked in adult ICE jails after being coerced into
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Teyana Gibson Brown came home after her night shift in the pediatric ICU only to be awakened by ICE agents barging into her home without a warrant and illegally detaining her husband. ICE completely trampled on the rights of Minnesotans. It must stop.
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Customs and Border Protection agents are attempting to return unaccompanied migrant children to their home countries before they can meet with an attorney or appear before an immigration judge, according to a court filing. Read more: https://t.co/xyctY8Q1Jt
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Today, I - along with @RepJayapal, the Ranking Member of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, and 22 other Members of Congress - sent a letter to Sec. Noem and ICE Acting Director Lyons calling for the immediate closure of Camp East Montana.
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The 3 million-plus people applying for immigration status changes will now be required to provide the government with their social media handles. This expansive new requirement poses a serious threat to constitutional rights. https://t.co/ImtMecNZOf
brennancenter.org
The new requirement poses serious threats to free speech and privacy rights.
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(1/3) SCOTUS just ensured that U.S. private prison corporations don't have legal immunity for the human rights abuses they inflict as part of their business model. https://t.co/7UQ3BjjOYg
independent.co.uk
The Supreme Court has ruled against a private prison company facing a lawsuit alleging immigration detainees were forced to work and paid only $1 a day
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