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- Jun 16, 2020
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IMMDEF SIGNS ON: Recent DHS Measures That Threaten the Safety of Vulnerable Immigrant Children

ImmDef joins 120+ organizations in opposing recent Department of Homeland Security (DHS) measures that threaten the safety and family unity of vulnerable immigrant children. Under cover of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department has redoubled its efforts to undo legal protections that keep kids safe and families together. By expelling arriving unaccompanied children, deporting unaccompanied children already living within the U.S. without required court proceedings, and reviving family separation at detention centers, it is once again causing kids profound suffering and disturbing the nation’s conscience.

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