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Immigration
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Finally, Immigrants in New York City Will Have Public Defenders
Last month New York City lawmakers approved $4.9 million to fund a public defender system for poor immigrants.
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More Than Rumors Drive Central American Youths Toward US
The Obama administration says it detained more than 50,000 unaccompanied minors trying to cross the border in the first half of this year.
Child Migrants and Media Half-Truths
Mainstream press stories are telling half-truths about child victims, while muddling or downright manipulating the question of who and what is responsible.
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US Reaction to New Immigrant Influx Could Violate International Law
Friday morning the Artesia Detention Centre in New Mexico began housing families, mostly women with children, with plans to deport them within two weeks.
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In the Valley of the Shadow of DACA for Immigrant Youth
Undocumented college students benefit temporarily from a new program protecting them from deportation, but a more permanent solution is needed.
New York City Approves Municipal ID Cards for Undocumented Immigrants
The New York City Council has approved the use of municipal identification cards that will provide its nearly half a million undocumented residents with a way to prove their …
Across Europe, Migrants March for Freedom of Movement, Protest EU Policies
Throughout Europe, migrants are finding a common struggle in their fight for freedom of movement. Demonstrators marched to Brussels last week to protest the European Union Summit on Migration.
Cities Fight Obama’s Deportation Machine
Communities are pushing back against "Secure Communities," a program which has resulted in the deportations of US citizens, political refugees, and people guilty of minor or no offenses.
Raising Hope Across the Borders: Transnational Social Movements and Power
Gerardo Cerdas is coordinator of the Latin American- and Caribbean-wide social movement Grito de los Excluidos, Cry of the Excluded.
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The Grim Reality of Unaccompanied Migrant Children
The recent surge in unaccompanied, undocumented minors apprehended at the US-Mexico border draws attention to the poverty and violence ravaging Latin America and the lack of resources available to …