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The study is the first analysis of the medical records of children as young as six months old and a median age of nine years old detained between June 2018 and October 2020 at Karnes County Family Residential Center in Texas. The report documents evidence of mental and physical harm relating to inadequate and inappropriate medical care experienced by children during prolonged detention.
Executive Summary:
Between 2017 and 2021, more than 650,000 children were taken into custody at the border, with more than 220,000 of these children being detained for more than 72 hours…
In February 2023, the New York Times published “Alone and Exploited,” an article on the experiences of newly-arrived migrant children in the United States who are often exploited for their work in dangerous jobs that violate child labor laws. Having crossed the U.S. southern border unaccompanied, many of these young people are under pressure to earn money to support their families back home, pay rent and living expenses, as well as debts to smugglers, while also…
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Although many immigrant children to the United States arrive with their parents, a notable proportion are first separated and later reunited with their parents. How do the experiences of separation and reunification shape the well‐being of immigrant children? Data were from a national survey of legal adult immigrants and their families, the New Immigrant Survey from 2003 to 2004 (for academic achievement, age 6–12, N = 876; for psychosocial well‐being, age 6–17, N = 1,084). Results indicated that immigrant children who were once…
The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (The Alliance) is an interagency coalition of nearly 100 member organizations that work together to protect children facing adversity. The Better Care Network (BCN) is an international network of organizations committed to supporting children without adequate family care. To reduce the impact of family separation on children, we are calling for the prompt reunification…
Este Seminario en línea ayuda a proveedores, cuidadores primarios y otros involucrados en el cuidado de los niños inmigrantes, a reconocer los efectos de la separación traumática en estos niños a diferentes edades. También, ayuda a comprender las experiencias traumáticas previas de los niños inmigrantes y brinda sugerencias prácticas para apoyar a estos niños que han sido separados de sus padres y hermanos. El seminario está disponible en inglés aquí.
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Unaccompanied immigrant youth (UIY) have traveled from Central America and Mexico across the US Mexico border for many years, seeking work or education, reunifying with immigrant parents and fleeing violence in their home countries. However, in response to rising levels of violence in Central America, this number dramatically increased, and over 120,000 UIY have come to the United States (US) from these countries since Fiscal Year (FY) 2014. California has been one of the top three destinations for resettled youth in the US, and a large urban school district in Northern California…
Este recurso proporciona consejos para los cuidadores y otros para ayudar a abordar las necesidades de los niños inmigrantes y refugiados que han experimentado la separación traumática. La relación de los niños con su madre o padre es fundamental para que ellos se se sientan seguros, desarrollen el sentido de sí mismos y puedan confiar en otros. Las separciones que se dan entre los niños y sus padres o hermanos, especialmente en circunstancias repentinas, caóticas o imprevisibles, como las relacionadas con experiencias de guerra, refugiados, inmigración o detenciones, puede llevar a los…
This resource from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network provides key points related to traumatic separation and immigrant and refugee children, adapted from the NCTSN fact sheet Children with Traumatic Separation: Information for Professionals.
Resumen ejecutivo
Las autoridades de inmigración de Estados Unidos detienen de manera rutinaria a hombres, mujeres, niños e incluso bebés, en gélidas celdas, a veces durante días, cuando son aprehendidos en la frontera con México y alrededores. Tanto los migrantes como los agentes de la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de EE.UU. (Customs and Border Protection o CBP, por sus siglas en inglés) se refieren generalmente a estas celdas como “hieleras”.
Todos los inmigrantes detenidos tienen derecho a ser tratados con dignidad y humanidad, y los niños, independientemente de que…
Summary
United States immigration authorities routinely detain men, women, and children, including infants, in frigid holding cells, sometimes for days, when they are taken into custody at or near the US border with Mexico. Migrants and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents alike commonly refer to these cells as hieleras (“freezers”).
All immigration detainees have the right to be treated with dignity and humanity, and children, whether unaccompanied or with family members, are entitled to additional safeguards under US and international law. This report…