الدفاع عن المهاجرين ضد وزارة الأمن الداخلي

The message of ImmDef v. DHS is simple:⁠⠀
 

All unaccompanied minor children deserve protection, no matter how they came here. ⁠⠀⁠⠀

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On the evening of January 14th, immigrants’ rights groups representing unaccompanied migrant children sued the Trump administration for violating the fundamental statutory and constitutional rights of their child clients. The organizational plaintiffs are the Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef, based in California) and RAICES (based in Texas), working alongside the Justice Action Center (JAC), and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.

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Over the past two years, the Trump Administration’s Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program, also known as “Remain in Mexico,” has sent more than 69,000 asylum seekers — including many babies and children — to some of the most dangerous places in Mexico. Many face violence and trauma while awaiting immigration proceedings in these cities, including rape and abduction, according to a report published last week by Human Rights Watch. Out of desperation, and often due to circumstances beyond their control, some children cross the border alone, in hopes that they will be safer in U.S. custody.