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Push to Reunite Children Taken From Mother Begins for One Immigration Attorney
Jose Xavier Orochena is still frustrated but he appears to be making progress. Last week, the immigration lawyer told WNYC about his trouble connecting with three siblings staying in foster care in New...
View ArticleMigrant Families in Limbo as Trump Misses First Reunification Deadline
The Trump Administration said at least 38 of about 100 migrant children under the age of five, who were separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, will be reunited with them by Tuesday...
View ArticleGuatemalan Family Reunites in New York City
It was dawn on June 1st when Pao and her petite 15-year-old daughter climbed a fence, entered the United States in San Luis, Arizona and asked for help. Pao is a nickname — her family fears deportation...
View ArticleWhat It's Like to Represent a Six-Year-Old in Immigration Court
It was about 9:30 on Thursday morning when Immigration Judge Randa Zagzoug called Leo de León's name. The six-year-old child got up from his seat and walked over to a table facing the judge, where he...
View ArticleMissing Information and Chaos as Migrant Kids in New York Are Reunified with...
On the eve of a court-imposed deadline for the Trump Administration to reunite more than 2500 migrant children who were taken from their parents at the U.S. border, hundreds who had been sent to...
View ArticleOne Week Later, Dozens of Separated Children Remain in New York
A week after a federal judge in California ordered the Trump administration to reunite more than 2,500 children with the migrant parents they were separated from at the U.S.-Mexico border, hundreds are...
View ArticlePrisoner Advocates Say Parole Board Is Understaffed and Overwhelmed
Two groups that advocate on behalf of prisoners issued a report Tuesday charging that the New York State Parole Board is seriously understaffed. It also asserted that two of the board's commissioners...
View ArticleReflections on the Life and Legacy of Senator John McCain
Senator John McCain died on Saturday at the age of 81, after suffering from brain cancer. McCain’s legacy included his work as a longstanding advocate and champion of democracy and human rights abroad....
View ArticleJames Baldwin's Only Children's Book Gets Revived
Aisha Karefa-Smart, author and niece of literary icon James Baldwin, discusses the republishing of Baldwin’s only children's book Little Man, Little Man and why it remains a critical piece of the...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Keeps Three Confederate Monuments at Statehouse
In the same week that students brought down the Confederate "Silent Sam" statue at the University of North Carolina's Chapel Hill campus, the state's Historical Commission voted in a series of...
View ArticleJacksonville Shooting: Two Killed, 11 Injured at Madden Video Game Tournament
A video game competition turned deadly on Sunday afternoon when a gunman opened fired. The suspect, identified as 24-year-old David Katz, was participating in the Madden video game tournament. The...
View ArticleChurch Official Says Popes Francis, Benedict Knew of Sex Abuse Allegations...
A former papal ambassador to the U.S. is claiming Pope Francis knew about the sexual abuse charges against Cardinal Theodore McCarrick years before they became public. These new allegations came just...
View ArticleFrom Indictment to Impeachment: We Answer Your Questions on Trump's Legal Woes
As always, the news out of President Trump's White House is moving fast. So fast that you probably have lots of questions about exactly what’s going on. Joining The Takeaway to explain it all, from...
View ArticleResearchers Struggle to Track K2 Overdoses as Chemicals Keep Shifting
Reports out of Florida last week suggest that an increased number of prison inmates are dying from overdoses on synthetic cannabinoids, the street drug often imported from other countries and sold in...
View ArticleUN Report Accuses Myanmar Military of Genocide
A new report from the United Nations says six of Myanmar’s top generals should be tried for genocide and other crimes against humanity in the International Criminal Court. The report comes one year...
View ArticleThe U.S. and Mexico Strike a Trade Deal...On Some Shaky Legal Territory
During an awkward phone conversation between President Donald Trump and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, the two world leaders announced they had reached a trade agreement. President Trump...
View ArticleWhat Trump's $200 Million in Cuts Means to Humanitarian Workers in Palestine
The Trump Administration announced last week it would permanently cut more than $200 million in foreign aid to Palestine. "Those funds will now address high-priority projects elsewhere," a State...
View ArticleAfter Aretha Franklin, a Look at Gospel Music
Before Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, made a mark with mainstream hits, she was a gospel icon. Like many famous singers, her career began in the church. Aretha’s father, the Rev. C.L. Franklin, was a...
View ArticleCalifornia Abolishes Cash Bail as Advocates Voice Concern
If you’ve ever watched the San Jose Sharks hockey team, you may have noticed two people sitting behind the penalty box wearing shirts that advertise Bad Boys Bail Bonds. They sit there nearly every...
View ArticleFlorida Primaries: How Candidates Approached Gun Control
The Florida primaries were on Tuesday, and while many party nominations were up for grabs, one of the key issues for the state has been gun rights and gun control. Voters flocked to the polls at record...
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