Ever More Children Are Facing the Nightmare of Immigration Court on Their Own Ever More Children Are Facing the Nightmare of Immigration Court on Their Own
Even before the Trump administration launched its “zero-tolerance” policy, the number of children heading to court without an attorney had jumped.
Jul 2, 2018 / David F. Brand
When Kids Don’t Count When Kids Don’t Count
The Census already drastically undercounts children. Will “zero tolerance” make it worse?
Jun 27, 2018 / Collier Meyerson
Trump’s Border: Gitmo for Kids Trump’s Border: Gitmo for Kids
The Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility set the stage structurally, institutionally, and legally for what we’ve just witnessed at the border.
Jun 26, 2018 / Karen J. Greenberg
The Trump Administration Still Has No Plan to Reunite Families It Tore Apart The Trump Administration Still Has No Plan to Reunite Families It Tore Apart
The 2,300 children who have been taken from their parents face a tangled legal process and a shortage of lawyers to help them through it.
Jun 21, 2018 / Zoë Carpenter
The Generational Trauma of Separating Families The Generational Trauma of Separating Families
The roots of Trump’s child-detention policy are in American history.
Jun 20, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Donald Trump Owns Zero Tolerance Donald Trump Owns Zero Tolerance
But both Democrats and Republicans have criminalized immigration.
Jun 20, 2018 / The Nation
How Kids and Families Pay the Real Cost of Health Inequality How Kids and Families Pay the Real Cost of Health Inequality
When families can’t take paid time off to care for a sick child, the social costs can be overwhelming.
May 31, 2018 / Michelle Chen
For Women of Color, the Child-Welfare System Functions Like the Criminal-Justice System For Women of Color, the Child-Welfare System Functions Like the Criminal-Justice System
Mothers of color are scrutinized by authority figures—and then punished.
May 24, 2018 / Collier Meyerson
Trump’s Brutal Policies Target the Most Vulnerable Americans Trump’s Brutal Policies Target the Most Vulnerable Americans
The administration is using the pretense of fiscal responsibility to slash programs for the poor and people of color.
May 15, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How Unequal School Funding Punishes Poor Kids How Unequal School Funding Punishes Poor Kids
Our system for funding education is broken, and it’s hurting society’s most vulnerable.
May 11, 2018 / Michelle Chen