Don't Miss Award-Winning Journalist Lomi Kriel


** Updates from the Young Center
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October 2019
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** "I am the grandchild of immigrants...I know, in the marrow of my bones, that it is only the sheerest accident of history that it is other people’s children, and not my own, wailing for their missing parents..."
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Author Saul Austerlitz shared a powerful call for solidarity with immigrant children and families in his recent article on our website.
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In recent months, the Young Center, reporters, and our partners have seen an increase in the use of video teleconferencing for immigration court proceedings. In court proceedings held at the border under the Remain in Mexico policy, even families and children have to appear via a video screen. This robs children of the opportunity to be heard and seen as children, but that's not the only shortcoming. Read our report on the ways in which video teleconferences undermine children’s right to due process.
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We're honored to welcome Houston Chronicle Immigration Reporter Lomi Kriel as the featured speaker at our annual Houston benefit! Lomi Kriel was the first to report on the Trump administration’s separation of migrant families at the border in November 2017, six months before the policy was officially announced.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to hear from a front-line journalist.
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The Young Center works with the most vulnerable unaccompanied and separated immigrant children in federal custody so their voices are heard and their best interests are protected. We also advocate for an immigration system that treats children as children. Click here to donate and support our work ([link removed]) .
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