During WWII, the United States government incarcerated about 120,000 innocent Japanese, Japanese American and Japanese Latin American people during World War II because Japan was seen as its enemy at the time. Now, former Japanese American and Japanese Latin American detainees and their decedents are part of a growing movement to protest immigration detention in …
Victor in many ways is just like any other 11-year-old boy, he loves playing video games and going outside, but there’s one big difference— For the past two years he has been separated from his father, after he was arrested by immigration officials at their home one day after school. Victor shares his story with …
By Yael Mora, age 11 Â On a Thursday in early March, I was in math class listening to my teacher, Mr. Cheesman, give a lesson on how to convert mass, weights and volume. Then, at lunch, I played chicken with my friends. It was just a regular day at my school, P.S. 128M in …
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By Amin Adem, age 13 A group of Japanese Americans incarcerated during World World II (WWII) staged a peaceful protest at a family immigration detention center in South Texas, because they don’t want the history of injustice to repeat itself. During WWII, the United States imprisoned thousands of innocent Japanese-American families in concentration camps because …
By Audren Hedges Duroy, age 12 From family separation and increased deportations to federal government shutdowns over border wall funding, national and local policies surrounding migration have been constantly shifting since 2017, when President Trump took office. As immigration checkpoints between the United States and Mexico tighten, migrants—many of whom are fleeing poverty and violence …
By Heath Briner, age 10 As of 2016, hundreds of thousands of families from Central America and across the globe have been separated at the U.S.-Mexico border and taken into ICE detention centers. Before crossing the border, they made a very long journey, many of them having suffered assaults, robbery, and kidnapping. Why do …
Ruled unlawful by a federal appeals court, DAPA would give undocumented immigrants whose children are American citizens access to Social Security benefits, protection from deportation and work permits for three years.
By June 17, 2015, undocumented people of Haitian descent were forced to register citizenship in the Dominican Republic or face deportation to Haiti. Hundreds of thousands are predicted to face deportation.
This year already more than 1,800 refugees and undocumented migrants have died trying to get into Europe. Kid Reporter Eleanor Hedges Duroy reflects on this humanitarian crisis.
In January 2011, Arizona state officials declared the Mexican-American Studies curriculum (MAS) in Tucson schools illegal. Soon after, several books that were used in these courses were removed from schools. El Librotraficante is fighting back.
