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Previous admin's attempt to end protections for asylum-seeking children gets thrown in the trash bin

The Biden administration has tossed out a plan by the previous administration to terminate the Flores settlement, a decades-old court agreement protecting vulnerable migrant children who are in U.S. …

Tue Dec 14, 2021

Biden admin sued over 'shockingly deplorable conditions' at temporary camps for migrant children

The Biden administration has been sued over “shockingly deplorable conditions” at a number of so-called “emergency” camps holding unaccompanied minors, with children’s welfare advocates alleging the …

Tue Aug 10, 2021

Contractor running camp for migrant kids is fire and water damage repair company, report reveals

The private contractor managing the Fort Bliss prison camp near El Paso, Texas, is a fire and water damage repair company with absolutely zero experience in child welfare, two federal workers who …

Fri Jul 9, 2021

HHS Sec. Becerra to visit Fort Bliss camp for unaccompanied children following alarming reports

Conditions for unaccompanied children at the unlicensed prison camp near El Paso, Texas, have been so dire that officials have had to take drastic steps to ensure kids don’t harm themselves, including …

Mon Jun 28, 2021

Hispanic Caucus urges HHS take additional steps to better protect lives of Latinos and immigrants

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) is asking Health and Human Services (HHS) Sec. Xavier Becerra and White House Coronavirus response coordinator Jeffrey Zients for urgent additional action …

Thu May 6, 2021