Help us continue serving children like Miguel and Ramon

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Earlier this year, we worked with brothers Miguel, 11, and Ramon, 9.* The boys and their father were forced to live in a refugee camp in Juarez under the Trump administration’s dangerous Remain in Mexico program. As they waited for their U.S. immigration court date, they were abducted, robbed at gun point, and left in an unknown area. Following this traumatic incident, Miguel and Ramon's father decided that it was safer for his children to return to the border alone rather than wait in Mexico with him.

Because they were alone—without their father—Miguel and Ramon were taken into government custody and sent to a shelter in the United States, where the Young Center was appointed as their Child Advocate. We helped them avoid being sent right back to Mexico, and equally as important, to reunify with their mother, who lives here. But they remain separated from their father who fought so hard to bring his children to safety.

We’re so glad to have had the opportunity to help Miguel and Ramon. But policies like Remain in Mexico and the administration’s hijacking of the CDC to close the border to asylum-seekers have robbed thousands of children of the opportunity to remain with family and exercise their legal right to seek protection. With your help, ([link removed]) we can continue to fight for children and ensure they are not alone as they face these cruel policies. ([link removed]) We can also keep fighting for an immigration system that sees and treats children as children first. ([link removed])
* With $25, you will cover the cost of a Child Advocate’s visit with a child in government custody.
* With $100, you will provide a backpack filled with basic necessities for a child being released from custody.
* With $250, you will cover the cost of locating a detained parent and ensuring they get to speak with their child.
* With $1,000, we can conduct an international home study to assess whether a child will be safe if they are returned to their home country.
* With $3,500, you will ensure a child facing deportation has a Child Advocate who will accompany them throughout their immigration proceedings and make sure their voice is heard.

Your help is integral to our work. Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving and solidarity. Thanks to an anonymous Young Center supporter, up to $25,000 of the donations you make toward our Giving Tuesday goal of $100,000 will be doubled.

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With thanks,

Gladis Molina Alt
Child Advocate Program Director
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*Children's names changed to protect their privacy.
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