#childrens-rights

#childrens-rights

The U.S. Senate investigation identified over 500 reports of human rights abuses in immigration detention since January, revealing alarming allegations of mistreatment of pregnant women and children.

Judge Dolly Gee expressed skepticism at the government's request to end the Flores agreement, which mandates that immigrant children are safe and not held unreasonably long.

The digging of the site on Monday marked the beginning of a two-year investigation planned by Irish and foreign forensic archaeologists and crime scene experts in the western city of Tuam.

The excavation of the Tuam mother and baby home site, where 796 children’s remains lie unaccounted for, marks a crucial step in acknowledging historical injustices.

"It's a wonderful organization that advocates for children in the foster care system, homeless youth, and does so on a policy level and also on a day-to-day level."

"If you falsely claim to be conducting welfare checks while actually targeting children for deportation, you undermine willingness to cooperate with law enforcement, provoke fear, and undermine public trust."