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immigration

2/10/2023

Trust, Talk and Teachers: Assessing Trauma Among California Youth

This summer, the California Surgeon General’s Office is set to debut a youth-trauma-informed training video for K-12 teachers.

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NCYL Leader Jesse Hahnel Steps Down

10/19/2022

NCYL Leader Jesse Hahnel Steps Down

Jesse Hahnel, longtime executive director of the National Center for Youth Law, is leaving the Oakland-based organization.

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Five Groups Contracted to House Unaccompanied Migrant Children

7/14/2022

Congressional Bill Would Prioritize Well-Being of Children in Immigration Custody

A bill before Congress would ensure that safer housing and legal protection would be provided for undocumented, unaccompanied minors.

Five Groups Contracted to House Unaccompanied Migrant Children

10/14/2021

California Takes on More Oversight of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children

California is asserting its responsibility for the care of immigrant children in the state who don't have any adult to look after them.

5/4/2021

End the Cycle of Crises for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children

Children being medically examined at a border facility. Photo courtesy of Vera Institute of Justice
For the past decade, conditions in northern Central America have propelled the migration of vulnerable and often traumatized children to the U.S.

3/26/2021

Lucky to Have Me

Road sign in Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo: Krossbow, Creative Commons
One day about two years ago, my older sister came home and said, “Pack a bag. We are leaving the country.’’

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    3/18/2021

    Biden Drops Trump Policy on Sponsors for Unaccompanied Minors

    In a reversal of Trump administration policy, Biden federal immigration officials will no longer collect information from the Department of Health and Human Services that could lead to the deportation of parents or other possible caregivers who step forward to care for children who cross the border unaccompanied seeking asylum.

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    3/9/2021

    Latest Democratic Dream Act Bill Takes Heat from Justice Advocates

    Young marchers at one of the thousands of demonstrations in support of legislation to usher in a path to remain in the United States for those who arrived here as children.

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    President Joe Biden's first proposed budget would put millions toward things like alternatives to youth incarceration.

    1/21/2021

    Biden First-Day Order Likely Means Rollback of Trump Faith-Based Protection

    President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris. Photo courtesy of Facebook
    On his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order that is certain to roll back protections cemented in the last days of the Trump administration for faith-based, federally-funded child welfare providers that wish to follow religion in choosing who to work with.