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Read MoreJennifer Nagda, the Young Center's director of programs and policy, spoke last week to the Houston Chronicle about immigration authorities separating children and parents
Read MoreOn November 3rd, our Executive Director, Maria Woltjen, was honored with the UNICEF Chicago Humanitarian Award for her “commitment to putting children first and the impactful work of the Young Center.”
The White House submitted its proposal to Congress plan in which it would allegedly support some kind of protection for DREAMers in exchange for taking away protections from unaccompanied children. Rolling back protections for unaccompanied children—children fleeing violence in Central America—is literally at the top of the administration’s list of demands.
Read MoreLa Mariposa Soñadora (Dreamy Butterfly) is a work of art by Bety, an unaccompanied immigrant child from Central America. It was recently featured in a major metropolitan museum. Bety fled her home country, traveling by herself to the United States where she presented herself to authorities and asked for protection. She was taken into federal custody and appointed a Young Center Child Advocate who fought for her best interests.
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