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U.S. Has No Plans for Leniency With Unaccompanied Migrant Children

The Obama administration is picking up the pace on processing and deporting newly arrived migrants.

Julianne Hing Jun 20, 2014 3:39PM EDT

Revisiting a Southeast Asian Teen Couple, 16 Years Later

Momo Chang revisits the main characters from “Kelly Loves Tony.”

Jamilah King Jun 17, 2014 4:43PM EDT

Why Are So Many Unaccompanied Minors Fleeing Central America for the U.S.?

Three of the prevailing theories as to why some 47,000 unaccompanied youth have arriving from Latin America since November.

Julianne Hing Jun 6, 2014 4:06PM EDT

Five Things We Know About DACA on its First Anniversary

The Brookings Institute released a report today looking at the last year of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, a band aid approach to addressing immigration reform for the estimated 1.6 million undocumented immigrant youth living in the U.S.

Von Diaz Aug 14, 2013 12:45PM EDT

Immigrant Artist Israel Hernandez-Llach Dies After Police Tasering

Miami Beach police are under investigation following the death of an 18-year-old graffiti artist.

Von Diaz Aug 9, 2013 4:35PM EDT

41 Immigration Reform Activists Arrested in Washington DC

While dozens of activists were arrested in the most recent act of civil disobedience for immigration reform, other advocates are mocking Rep. Steve King’s racist remarks by delivering cantaloupes and photographing their calves.

Von Diaz Aug 2, 2013 10:52AM EDT