Tag: Civil Courts

Finally: Capacity Cited In Immigration Courts Crisis

For the ā€œabout timeā€ file, discussion of the ongoing crisis of unaccompanied Central American children seeking refuge in the U.S. is moving beyond theories and finger-pointing to address the capacity issue. And that issue is that there’s not… Read More

WaPo: Obama Admin. Was Warned Of Border-Children Crisis

Top officials at the White House and the State Department had been warned repeatedly of the potential for a further explosion in the number of migrant children since the crisis began escalating two years ago, according to former… Read More

Syracuse University Shedding Light On Lawyers For Unaccompanied Refugee Children

A Syracuse University study is offering timely information on how many of those unaccompanied border-crossing children are getting representation: about 48 percent. The International Business Times is citing the study in saying that “… data further estimates that… Read More

Child-Immigration Crisis Also A Civil Court Crisis

With President Obama asking Congress for a quick $2 billion to address the growing crisis on the U.S.-Mexican border, it is worth noting that the system failure is not just about immigration policy or border enforcement – it’s… Read More