Monthly Archives: January 2016

Central American children in peril — inside the U.S.

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Mary Turck

I wrote about the placement of unaccompanied minors with traffickers and in abusive situations on Al Jazeera on January 30 — Central American children face new peril in U.S. This article summarizes findings of a bipartisan Senate investigation. If you’d like to … Continue reading →

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Deporting refugees is not the American dream

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Mary Turck

Ana Lizet Mejia’s brother was killed by gangs in Honduras, and she fled with her son to the United States. Hers was one of a wave of Central American families seeking refuge in the United States in 2014. Now she … Continue reading →

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