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Nearly 200 Children Who Fled Afghanistan Without Family Are Stuck in US Custody
Afghan children brought here without family by the U.S. during the military pullout are languishing in federal custody.
Biden Backs Out of Negotiations to Compensate Separated Migrant Families
Around 5,500 families were separated at the U.S-Mexico border, leaving children and parents with lasting trauma.
Immigrant Rights Advocates Urge Biden to Stop Detaining Children
“What is happening at the southern border is shameful,” says Luz Lopez, a lawyer with the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Kevin McCarthy Is “Lying” About Terrorists Crossing the Border, Says AZ Lawmaker
Similar claims, also lacking evidence of any kind, were made by former President Donald Trump in 2018.
UN Report Finds Over 7 Million Children Worldwide Are Being Held in Detention
At least 410,000 of those children are detained in jails and prisons, where violence is endemic.
On Universal Children’s Day, It’s Time to Stop Imprisoning Kids Everywhere
Let's use the momentum against migrant child detention to end U.S. complicity in locking up kids everywhere.
Trump Administration Detained Record-Breaking 70,000 Children in 2019
The number of children held by the U.S. in 2019 exceeded that of any other country.
How We Shut Down the Nation’s Largest Child Detention Center
If the Trump administration has its way, it won't be empty for long.
Nationwide Demonstrations Announced to Protest Immigrant Detention Centers
Protests against the appalling conditions at immigrant detention centers are set to take place Tuesday, July 2.
Trump DHS Moves 100 Migrant Kids Back to “Child Jail” Despite Conditions
Infants and toddlers have been locked up without adequate food, water, sanitation or medical care.