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[link removed] [[link removed]] From significant delays in children’s reunification with their families, to increased ICE raids and arrests leading to more family separations, new government policies and actions are wearing down the power of our community.
To read the full version of the report, you can click the button below. Yet through all this fear, we hold on tightly to the power that our Child Advocates hold in their accompaniment of immigrant children: in the safe, restorative space that emerges between them in the hour they share each week, where a child is encouraged to just be a child.
Read the report here. [[link removed]] Learn how our Child Advocate Program, as well as our other programs at the Young Center, have grown to ensure that we are at a child’s side, in the very center of this storm.
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Our Chief Program Officer Jennifer Nagda will be speaking at the 10 year anniversary of the ABA Children’s Immigration Law Academy (CILA) on September 23 at 2:00 p.m. as part of a roundtable discussion with experts working with unaccompanied youth to discuss how far we’ve come in the last ten years, recent setbacks, and what we can work towards for the future of the unaccompanied children’s program.
The event will be hosted by CILA’s Director and co-founder Dalia Castillo-Granados, and will also include speakers from the Acacia Center for Justice, KIND, and National Center for Youth Law. The conversation will highlight the progress of unaccompanied children's rights, current challenges, and future strategies for working with unaccompanied children. This webinar is geared towards anyone at a legal service provider who works with unaccompanied children, including attorneys, social workers, and legal staff, but all are welcome!
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[link removed] [[link removed]] This year, our Young Center Community has come out in a big way. Together, we've signed up 502 registrants, raised $77,000 towards our $100,000 goal and completed 12,186 miles!
Sign Up Here. [[link removed]] We're halfway through September and we are elated with our progress so far. Help us get to the finish line!
You still have one week left to join our Virtual Waymakers Mileage Challenge as we continue to walk in solidarity for immigrant children.
Help us log 20,000 miles: 1 mile for every year we’ve been fighting for immigrant children’s rights and to raise $1 for every mile logged.
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[link removed] [[link removed]] On September 18th, a federal court issued a preliminary injunction [[link removed]] that halted the deportation of Guatemalan children from the U.S. This decision brings a moment of relief for unaccompanied Guatemalan children , who have been anxiously waiting to hear back on their cases since the Trump administration forcibly tried to send them back to Guatemala [[link removed]] in the dead of night over Labor Day weekend.
If the video does not work, you can also view it on our Instagram page. The decision also recognized the tireless work of advocates in this case [[link removed]] , including the Young Center’s role as a trusted advocate for unaccompanied children, noting its unique role as Child Advocate under federal law and its advocacy experience for more than 7,000 children in custody over the years.
View the video here. [[link removed]] As our work protecting children from misleading claims and rushed removal efforts continues, we won't hesitate to act. Join us as we stand with stand with every child.
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[link removed] [[link removed]] We are delighted to invite you to an autumn reception in New York! Please join us on October 15th at 5:30pm to hear from our New York team about how we are uniquely addressing the current urgent challenges.
As we face this new landscape, we have a renewed commitment to defending immigrant children through thick and thin.
We hope you can join us! We encourage you to bring a friend who would be interested in learning more about our work.
We look forward to a special evening of community, art, and connection.
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