This week, we filed a brief in a federal court of appeals in support of the Biden administration’s decision to end a program that stranded asylum-seekers in Mexico. When the program ended earlier this year, the states of Texas and Missouri filed a lawsuit against the administration, hoping to keep this program—one that endangered the lives of children and adults—in operation. Our brief is designed to bring the actual experiences of children and families impacted by the policy to the attention of the federal judges who will decide whether or not the program continues. Click here to learn more about our amicus brief in an article on Bloomberg. |
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Eight months into the Biden presidency, little has improved for immigrant children and families seeking safety in the United States. The border remains closed to families based on a discredited public health order leading to further family separation. Access to asylum remains out of reach for many. The Biden administration has fallen woefully short of its campaign promise to move away from detention to a system that welcomes those seeking protection.
We are hosting a webinar on Thursday, Oct. 7, at 6pm ET/5pm CT that will bring together advocates working at the border and those fighting for policy change to discuss how border policies continue to separate families and harm children and how we can all take action to bring change.
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A presidential assassination, continuing food insecurity, and a devastating earthquake have forced thousands of Haitians to leave their communities in search of safety. But when they arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border, they face violence, threats, indignity, and deportation to the same dangers that forced them to flee. This cannot continue. Read our statement calling on the Biden administration to stop deportation flights to Haiti, investigate mistreatment of asylum-seekers at the border, and abide by U.S. law by providing a safe and fair process for all people to request protection. |
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"Organizations such as the Young Center do terrific work, but their resources are limited. Today, not every immigrant child is fortunate enough to have somebody advocating for their best interests. I dream of a day when we have a system that provides adequate safeguards and standards to ensure that every immigrant child is guaranteed to be treated humanely and compassionately."-Young Center Board Member William Reiss
One of the newest members of our board, William is a partner at Robins Kaplan LLP in the firm’s Antitrust and Trade Regulation Group. He has also provided pro bono representation on behalf of immigrant children who have suffered abuse and/or neglect in their home countries. Click here to read a brief interview with William.
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Earlier this month, in collaboration with the other leading national organizations working to protect migrant children's rights, we submitted a report to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The report addresses the Trump administration’s systematic execution of parent-child separations under the “Zero Tolerance” policy as a form of torture with long-lasting impact on separated children’s physical, mental, emotional, and developmental health. International accountability is a critical tool for ensuring that the U.S. government is never again able to separate families to advance a political agenda.
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Tomorrow is the last day of our first ever virtual run/walk/roll to raise funds for immigrant children! Don't miss the chance to participate on your own or with a team or fundraise for your favorite runner to ensure that immigrant children are treated first and foremost as children. Share your race day photos on social media using #BeAWaymaker!
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So many of the immigrant children served by the Young Center have experienced trauma before coming here and the immigration system is further traumatizing. These kids deserve people to fight for them.
-Young Center-Phoenix Volunteer Child Advocate Victoria Riechers
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