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In Uncertain Times, Stay True to Your Mission
Fear and uncertainty are not new to many families in Los Angeles. For some, there’s the constant uncertainty that comes from living paycheck to paycheck. For others it’s the fear…
As Trump Ends DACA Program, Will Congress Act on Immigration Reform?
The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that over the next six months it would phase out a program that has enabled about 800,000 undocumented young people to avoid deportation, placing…
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States All Over the Map on Ensuring Educational Stability for Foster Youth
The Every Student Succeeds Act gave school systems across the country until December 2016 to transport foster youth to school. Nine months later, implementation is wanting. For the roughly 270,000…
California Lawyer Refuses to Allow Trump Immigration Policies to Keep Youth ‘Locked in Cages’
In 2014, Holly Cooper received a phone call from an unnamed source warning her about the conditions of the Yolo County Juvenile Detention Center. The Sacramento-area facility was originally built…
Trump Administration Targets Parents in Immigration ‘Surge Initiative’
Last Friday, the Trump administration rolled out a new “surge initiative” that authorized Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials to arrest parents and other relatives who hire smugglers to bring…
Federal Court Judge Calls on Trump Administration to Improve ‘Deplorable’ Conditions for Children Detained at the Border
On Tuesday, a United States District Court judge ruled that facility conditions and procedures in place at family detention centers at the border violate a 20-year-old court settlement that guarantees…
