My friend Morgan Smith wrote this note about the Rio Grande in July 2024. Learn more about Morgan here , here and here .
J.A.M. v. USA "The Court holds that Oscar is entitled to a much lower, but still notable award of $175,000 because he was somewhat older at the time of the incident, was detained for about half...
Path2Papers, July 17, 2024 " What are the policy changes the Biden administration is implementing regarding temporary work visas? On June 18, 2024, the Biden administration announced a policy...
DOJ, July 18, 2024 "The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Southwest Key Programs Inc. (Southwest Key), a Texas-based nonprofit that provides housing to unaccompanied children who are...
Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters, July 18, 2024 "Even with all the industries where Californians went on strike during last year’s “hot labor summer,” some of the most active sites of...
WRITTEN TESTIMONY BY Lorie Davidson, Vice President for Children and Family Services, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee ServiceFor a Hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary on “Ensuring the Safety and Well-being of UCs”Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at 10am
"...While considerable progress to safeguard UC has been made through legislation, we must continually improve family reunification practices so that incidents of trafficking or other harm are more readily prevented, identified, or mitigated. This testimony will focus on the following information: 1) the unique vulnerabilities of unaccompanied children, 2) LIRS’s experience serving this population, 3) a look at current protection provisions, 4) a review of ORR policy and practices, and 5) LIRS’s recommendations for ensuring the safety and well-being of UC."