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“It’s clear that this administration is not going to hold itself responsible for the welfare of these children,” said Katharina Obser, a policy adviser with the nonprofit Women’s Refugee Commission….
“Families are more reluctant to come forward,” Chavla said, and children are reluctant to identify their parents to Health and Human Services for fear they will be deported. “They’re going…
…is guaranteed by our own laws,” said Michelle Brané, the director of the Migrant Rights and Justice program at the Women’s Refugee Commission, on a call with reporters Tuesday afternoon….
…endangered children seeking asylum in the United States. A drastically increased caseload “showed weaknesses in the system. It was like a magnifying glass,” explains Jennifer Podkul of the Women’s Refugee Commission….
“What we’re seeing is a reckless and unprecedented expansion of a system that is punitive, harmful and costly,” said Katharina Obser, representing the Women’s Refugee Commission. “The U.S. government is…
…behavior problems and other disorders to act out, and therefore it is not necessary to file a report. “That’s just irresponsible,” said Michelle Brané, director of the Women’s Refugee Commission’s…
…cause for hope: “If the numbers continue the way they are, there’s no reason to have half-empty facilities,” said Michelle Brané, director of immigrant rights at the Women’s Refugee Commission….
…talk about who they know and who their relatives are because they won’t want to get their families in trouble,” said Michelle Brane of the New York-based Women’s Refugee Commission….
…ready. There were a lot of kids and families arriving at the border, and the reaction was, ‘We’ve got to stop it,’” said Michelle Brané, of the Women’s Refugee Commission….
“Poverty, exacerbated in displacement, is a driver of early marriage as parents hope to secure a daughter’s future or to meet basic needs,”noted Jennifer Schlecht of the Women’s Refugee Commission….
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