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A Reflection on My First Detention Center Visit
“And perhaps the only way to grant any justice—were that even possible—is by hearing and recording those stories over and over again so that they come back, always, to haunt and shame us.
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Decision on DACA and Securing America’s Future Act
Posted by CAIR Coalition Staff • Jan 23, 2018The federal government is back open for business after Congress agreed to postpone the shutdown until February 8th, giving Democratic and Republican leadership a little over two weeks to come to a decision
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CAIR Coalition Condemns TPS Decision
Posted by Kathryn M. Doan, Esq. • Jan 09, 2018The Trump administration’s decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for roughly 200,000 Salvadorans, over 30,000 of who live in the DC metro area, is yet another example of a policy that is both ill-info
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Thank you
Posted by Kathryn M. Doan, Esq. • Dec 19, 2017As 2017 draws to a close, there are few things that I’m going to miss about it.
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Starting December 1, 2017, CAIR Coalition is providing services to immigrant residents of Prince George’s County under the County’s new Immigration Services and Language Access (ISLA) Initiative.
Posted by Michael Lukens, Esq. • Dec 05, 2017Starting December 1, 2017, CAIR Coalition is providing services to immigrant residents of Prince George’s County under the County’s new Immigration Services and Language Access (ISLA) Initiative. Under the leadership
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What your gift can mean to a detained child: Remembering one of last year’s Noviembre de Niños’ Amazon wishlist recipients
Posted by Elizabeth Nehrling Sotiriou, Esq. • Nov 28, 2017Last year I had the honor of representing a child, Andre*, who was detained in a high-security detention center
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Pro Bono Perspective: Court with a Client
Posted by CAIR Coalition Staff • Nov 27, 2017Pro bono attorney Amanda Russo, co-counsel with pro bono attorney Claudia Torres, both of Goodwin Procter LLP, describes the experience of their momentous first court appearance with their client, Edinson*
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The Effects of SIRs for Children in Detention
As a result of the rise in unaccompanied children coming into the United States in the 1980s and 1990s, there wa