Office of Refugee Resettlement

Federal judge encouraged by new government plans to reunify families separated by Trump's immigrant family separation policy.
Alfonso Serrano  Aug 13, 2018 12:19PM EDT

Government Submits New Plan to Reunite Separated Immigrant Families

The blueprint calls for several government agencies to work with non-governmental organizations and foreign governments to reunify children with deported parents in their “country of origin.”
Judge orders federal government to stop drugging children at Texas detention center unless they have parental consent.
Alfonso Serrano  Jul 31, 2018 11:16AM EDT

Judge Orders Government to Obtain Consent Before Medicating Immigrant Children

Ruling comes after children at a Texas detention center were given psychotropic drugs, at times forcibly. 
Federal judge bars Trump administration from blanket detention of asylum seekers.
Alfonso Serrano  Jul 3, 2018 12:23PM EDT

Federal Judge Bars Indefinite Detention of Asylum-Seekers

The ruling orders the release of more than 1,000 asylum-seekers held at five ICE detention centers. It represents another legal blow to Trump administration’s zero tolerance immigration policy.
Thousands march across US to protest Trump immigration policies.
Alfonso Serrano  Jul 2, 2018 12:41PM EDT

Massive Crowds Protest Trump Immigration Policies Over Weekend

Hundreds of thousands across every state protest “zero humanity” immigration policies.
Judge orders Trump administration to end family separations at border and reunite separated families.
Alfonso Serrano  Jun 27, 2018 12:59PM EDT

Judge Orders Trump Administration to Halt Family Separations, Reunite Families

Federal judge says government was not prepared to accommodate separated children, calls for families to be reunited within 30 days.
HHS eyeing several TExas sites to erect tent cities to house unaccompanied minors.
Alfonso Serrano  Jun 13, 2018 10:57AM EDT

Trump Administration Mulls Tent Cities to House Unaccompanied Migrant Children

Officials eye Texas military bases as possible sites for temporary housing.
A pair of black sneakers are in focus in a detention center and a security guard stands in the background.
Ayana Byrd  Jun 5, 2018 5:25PM EDT

SCOTUS Dismisses Lower Court Decision That Allowed Immigrant Teen to Obtain Abortion

A broader challenge to the administration’s health care policy for detained, pregnant teens of undocumented status is still winding its way through the courts.
Civil rights groups call for end of separation of migrant parents and children at the border
Alfonso Serrano  Jun 4, 2018 12:17PM EDT

Civil Rights Groups Appeal for International Help in Ending Separation of Immigrant Families

The coalition calls on the Organization of American States’ Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to end “unjustifiable” separation of migrant parents and children at the border.
A pair of black sneakers are in focus in a detention center and a security guard stands in the background.
Ayana Byrd  May 9, 2018 1:34PM EDT

Trump Administration Using New Tactics to Block Pregnant Teen Immigrants From Abortion Access

“The government certainly has been relentless in their attempts to find ways to force their anti-abortion beliefs on this population, and I feel like this is just another iteration of what they’ve done in the past.”
A pro-choice activist in front of the the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC.
Ayana Byrd  Apr 2, 2018 3:54PM EDT

Federal Judge Rules Against Trump Administration, Allows Undocumented Teens Access to Abortions

The temporary injunction also prevents the government from barring access to medical appointments.
Protestors demand #JusticeForJane and the resignation of Director of the Office of Refugee Resettelment Scott Lloyd
Ayana Byrd  Mar 14, 2018 5:08PM EDT

Activists, Politicians Call on Trump Administration to Fire Office of Refugee Resettlement Director

Representative Jerry Nadler on Scott Lloyd: “It sounds like a scene from ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ but for these young women in Scott Lloyd’s custody, it’s far from fiction.”
Two women sit next to each other on a couch
Miriam Zoila Pérez  Feb 21, 2018 10:53AM EST

Lesbian Couple Sues Government After Being Denied Right to Foster Refugee Children

The couple linked with Lambda Legal to file the suit after the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops said they can’t welcome a child into their home because they don’t “mirror the Holy Family.”
A pair of black sneakers are in focus in a detention center and a security guard stands in the background.
catherine lizette gonzalez  Oct 26, 2017 1:43PM EDT

Undocumented Teen Has Abortion After Weeks of Battling Trump Administration

“I made my decision, and that is between me and God. Through all of this, I have never changed my mind.”