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Immigrant Public Defender System Pays for Itself
“Every year, tens of thousands of people appear in immigration court to fight deportation orders without a lawyer to assist them,” writes Reporter Kirk Semple in a recent article published in The New...
View ArticleChild Migrants in NY Find Harrowing Journeys Continue
#450883234 / gettyimages.com The Department of Homeland Security reports that an estimated 47,000 unaccompanied children, some as young as seven, entered the United States illegally from the...
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#451624790 / gettyimages.com The dramatic increase in unaccompanied minor children fleeing their homelands for safety in the United States has sparked political and humanitarian concerns. Best...
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Immigrant Daughter’s Tearful Journey from Guatemala to N.J. Ends with Dad’s Hug
Tyson Trish/Staff Photographer BY MONSY ALVARADO STAFF WRITER THE RECORD The last time she saw her father was more than four years ago when he bid her farewell for better job opportunities in the...
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Msgr. Sullivan Testifies Before State Assembly About Migrant Youth
Responding to the sudden influx of youth fleeing Central America and now residing in New York State, Catholic Charities Executive Director Msgr. Kevin Sullivan testified today, September 16, 2014, at a...
View ArticleJudge Sheds Robes to Comfort Traumatized, Unaccompanied Children
#455034176 / gettyimages.com “A federal immigration judge says his priority when dealing with traumatized children facing deportation is to create a kinder, gentler courtroom,” reports Verena Dobnik...
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Questions About Immigration Reform?
President Obama’s recent executive action on immigration reform leaves many searching for answers to this complicated and controversial topic. To put it in context we are running throughout this...
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