Youth Today
All posts tagged "immigration"
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857OpinionChild safety was never meant to look like this
The U.S. invokes child protection to justify family separation, prolonged detention and forced placements, but this distorts the origins of child safety.
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1.1KOpinionTwice a refugee
A young, LGBTQ refugee shares their journey from Africa to Trump's United States and then Canada, highlighting the fear permeating immigrant communities.
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1.8KNewsAfter immigration crackdown, international students in Texas self-censor to protect their education
The legal status and visas of more than 250 international students were abruptly revoked.
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1.7KNewsAn agency tasked with protecting immigrant children is becoming an enforcement arm, current and former staffers say
ORR's mission to focus on the welfare of immigrant children appears to be changing.
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1.6KNews1 in 5 child care workers is an immigrant. Trump’s deportations and raids have many terrified
Many staff and children aren’t showing up as federal crackdown on immigration ramps up.
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813NewsOklahoma plan to check parents’ citizenship could keep kids from going to school
Checking parents’ citizenship violates federal law. Can this policy be enforced?
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1.8KNewsPotential for immigration arrests at schools under Trump spurs push to shield families
Every school needs detailed policies for all staff interactions with federal immigration officials.
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2.0KNewsAs migrants arrive, some schools need more buses, books and bilingual teachers
An increase in immigrant kids has created challenges for schools.
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1.5KNewsTeen workers are in high demand for summer and commanding better pay
With a tight labor market, teens can now demand more from their summer jobs.
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5.6KNews‘Every day was a bad day’: Children working in agriculture aren’t protected equally
Children as young as 12 can be hired on large farms for jobs like picking tobacco, with no limits on the hours...
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1.4KGrantsLong-term foster care for unaccompanied migrant children program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Immigrant Children/Youth, Unaccompanied Children, Foster Care, Child/Youth Welfare | Amount: $500,000 - $12,000,000 | Deadline: Nov. 29, 2022
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2.6KNewsNew federal immigration policy offers easier path to legal residency for some young migrants
New federal policies that took effect last month now offer some immigrant children protection from deportation and an easier path to legal...
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5.8KNewsAfghan teen leads family into new life in America
During a recent visit to a large urban park a few miles from his home in Tulsa, 17-year-old Shahrukh Khalilbeak pushed his...
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Migrant children spend weeks at US shelters as more arrive
Five months after the Biden administration declared an emergency and raced to set up shelters to house a record number of children...
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1.8KNewsPanic attacks highlight stress at shelters for migrant kids
Paramedics were called regularly to treat children suffering from panic attacks so severe their hands would constrict into balls and their bodies...
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1.5KNewsWatchdog: US Forced Deported Parents to Leave Kids Behind
WASHINGTON (AP) — A government watchdog says the Trump administration, under its practice of separating families at the border, forced migrant parents...
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2.4K► ReportsLGBTQ Youth from Immigrant Families
The Trevor Project uses data from its 2020 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health to discuss the unique challenges LGBTQ youth...
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1.7KGrantsLong Term Foster Care for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Welfare, Foster Care, Immigrant Children/Youth, Safety, Child/Youth Development, Housing | Amount: $500,000 - $10,000,000 | Deadline: Sept. 4, 2020
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2.5KOpinionCOVID-19 Makes Delivering Services to New Mexican Immigrant Families, Children Harder
Las Cumbres Community Services is providing crisis services to immigrant families and children in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our organization is...
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4.1KFrom the BureausGroup Seeks to End ICE Collaborations With Local Law Enforcement
Sitting cross-legged on the pavement, his right arm locked into a bright blue painted tire weighed down by cement and blocking the...
