Tag: border crisis

SoCal Civil Court Backlogs With Child Immigration Cases

Southern California Public Radio has an important new piece on how Los Angeles courts are handling the immigration crisis of unaccompanied Central American children. Reporter Dorian Merina quotes one judge noting that ā€œā€¦ other federal judges hear about… Read More

Journalist Notes Change In U.S. ā€˜Trickā€™ Deportations

Los Angeles-based journalist Charles Davis, writing online at VICE, has noted changes in one of the more troubling immigration polices coming to light amid the ongoing child-refugee border crisis. He reports on an Aug. 27 court settlement that… Read More

ā€˜Rocket Docketsā€™ Set For Border-Children Immigration

The federal government is creating ā€œrocket docketsā€ to process unaccompanied border children, hoping to slow the flow of children by showing a policy of quick returns. Critics are responding that the new practice moves too quickly in a… Read More

D.C. And L.A. Getting More ā€˜Border Childrenā€™

The Los Angeles Times is breaking down where the children caught illegally crossing the border are going, noting that cities like Washington with large populations from the originating countries are getting the most newcomers. The Times says reports… Read More