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It is unconscionable that in one week, the government will end those legal services, leaving separated families in limbo and living under the threat of deportation yet again. Instead of learning from its mistakes and preventing history from repeating itself, the government is poised to inflict harm on these families once again.
Read MoreThe bill sends a clear message: immigrant children are not safe in our country.
Read MoreRather than fostering children’s safety and wellbeing, these law enforcement checks are deeply harmful to children who now live in heightened fear of a visit that could lead to detention and deportation or family separation.
Read MoreEnding essential legal services for unaccompanied immigrant children makes a mockery of the term 'justice’
Read MoreDeporting a 10-year-old U.S. citizen child recovering from a brain tumor and her undocumented parents is not making our country or any child ’safer.
Read MoreCongress must intervene and enact safeguards for unaccompanied immigrant children, ensuring they fully receive the protection and rights under due process.
Read More“Children themselves are not exempt from the law’s mandatory detention provisions.”
Read MoreThe Young Center is Ready to Take Action in Response to Trump’s Attacks on Immigrant Children and Families.
Read MoreThe court faces a stark and historic choice: protect American families by upholding DACA or help anti-immigrant extremists separate thousands of families
Read MoreImmigrant children are children. Not political pawns: period.
Read MoreToday, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Southwest Key Programs alleging that the organization failed to protect unaccompanied immigrant children in its facilities from sexual abuse.
Read MoreThis ruling is a significant step toward justice for her and her family. The Afghan child's relatives have long argued that she was wrongfully taken and adopted under false pretenses.
Read More“Closing the border and ending access to asylum will once again put children in harm’s way and is not a reflection of American values.”
Read MoreBill, reintroduced by Sen. Merkley and Rep. Kamlager-Dove and supported by advocacy orgs, offers much-needed reforms
Read MoreSharing with you an update on the impactful strides our organization has made over the past months, thanks to your partnership and belief in our mission.
Read MoreSB4 Will Inevitably Separate Families and Hurt Immigrant Children
Read MoreOur organizational values, including our commitment to being child-centered in all that we do, compel us to speak in this critical moment.
Read MoreSeparated families deserve a fair shot at justice after the extraordinary trauma and loss they wrongfully experienced. Right now, these families remain in limbo.
Read MoreWe urge Members of Congress reject this supplemental bill and instead to invest in humane and effective policies to improve border management and protect the right to asylum.
Read MoreWith this month marking the three-year anniversary of Liz’s passing to complications from cancer, the Young Center continues to remember Liz’s light, contributions, and brilliant legacy and will host the Elizabeth Frankel Waymakers Race in September.
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