Announced today, the Biden administration’s new plans to manage migration at the southern border includes a set of welcome benefits, as well as concerning drawbacks.
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We’re honored to have been able to attend the Mutual of America Financial Group’s award dinner in New York City to celebrate the exemplary work of our organization’s Child Advocate Program!
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Check out the most recent Young Center Updates by our Executive Director Gladis Molina Alt.
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Experts on children’s health and well-being explained how the Biden administration’s asylum policies are harming children on a webinar today.
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We submitted a public comment to the Department of Homeland Security demanding they rescind the proposed asylum ban.
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The Biden Administration Must Immediately Rescind its Proposed Asylum Ban and Ensure Families Can Seek Safety Together
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We must come together as a country and demand immediate reform of legal systems that fail to protect children’s rights.
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The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights believes that any return to immigrant family jails will hurt children and their families and undermine the rule of law.
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Expedited processes are a trademark of the U.S. immigration system that give children and families just a short period of time to make their claim for protection from persecution, violence, trafficking, and other danger.
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Inspired by the Young Center’s work and the parallels to his own job, Robert Heirendt decided to combine his passion for music with his love for helping children and their families. This resulted in Robert working with 17 other performers to put together a tribute album of Bob Dylan’s “Self Portrait,” a project which debuted recently at a fundraiser for the Young Center.
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In his annual State of the Union address, President Biden applauded his administration’s recent border enforcement policies, which deny people their legal and human right to seek asylum in the U.S. and continue to put families, children, and adults seeking safety directly in harm’s way.
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Jairon Abraham Cruz’s death confirms that an “apply from afar” parole program is not a substitute for the right to seek asylum.
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We are thrilled to be the recipients of a $600,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to support the work of our Technical Assistance Program and Child Advocate Program!
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The Biden administration must abandon all efforts to continue defending the horrors of Title 42 and follow through on urgent plans to welcome asylum seekers safely and with humanity.
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The Biden administration must abandon all efforts to continue defending the horrors of Title 42 and follow through on urgent plans to welcome asylum seekers safely and with humanity.
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The Biden administration must abandon all efforts to continue defending the horrors of Title 42 and follow through on urgent plans to welcome asylum seekers safely and with humanity.
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Just two weeks after a federal judge ordered the Biden administration to end Title 42 and ruled the policy is “arbitrary and capricious,” news has surfaced that the administration is now considering taking “drastic measures” to address an expected increase of people seeking safety at the border after Title 42 ends.
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This year’s midterm elections showcased millions of voters’ unwavering commitment to defending, protecting, and welcoming immigrant children and their families. Congress must respond in turn, and deliver legislation that welcomes immigrant children, families, keeps families together, and restores access to asylum for thousands of people.
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Decision prevents the U.S. from expelling any migrant under the policy, effective immediately.
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