Fact Sheet

Parents’ Testimonials on Family Incarceration

August 20, 2018

Statements from Berks County Residential Center: 2015-2016

“Our children, who range in age from 2 to 16, have been deprived of a normal life.…

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Family Incarceration: Explained

August 20, 2018

What are “Family Residential Centers?”

In response to the increasing numbers of women and children requesting asylum at the southern border in the summer…

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Treatment of Children in Family Detention Centers

August 20, 2018

“We left our homes in Central America to escape corruption, threats, and violence. We thought this country would help us, but now we are locked…

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The Effect of Family Detention on Children

August 20, 2018

Leading pediatricians, physicians, and social workers have described the negative effects of immigration detention on children, which include behavioral regressions, depression, anxiety, and suicidality.

“The act of…

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Refugee Resettlement in the First 10 Months of Fiscal Year 2018

August 20, 2018

During the first ten months of Fiscal Year 2018 (October 1, 2017 – July 31, 2018), the United States resettled 18,214 refugees, an almost 70% decrease…

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Helsinki Summit: A Review of Vladimir Putin’s Record of Human Rights Violations and Attacks on Democratic Institutions

July 10, 2018

On July 16, U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet one-on-one with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland. According to White House officials,…

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Family Incarceration is Not the Solution: Proven Alternatives to Mass Incarceration of Families

June 27, 2018

On June 20, 2018 President Trump signed Executive Order 13841, titled “Affording Congress an Opportunity to Address Family Separation,” which called for the temporary halt…

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Top 10 Reasons Family Incarceration is Not a Solution

June 27, 2018

The Trump Administration is attempting to replace its failed policy of family separation with the failed policy of family incarceration. ICE already detains families at…

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