Austin
Statue of Liberty climber Not Done Protesting ‘White Supremacy’
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Therese Patricia Okoumou has scaled public monuments, including the Statue of Liberty, to bring attention to the detention of undocumented immigrant children.
Cornell Law Students Go To Border To Help Mothers, Children Seeking Asylum
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Six Cornell Law School students and one of their professors have gone to border this week to volunteer at the country’s the largest family immigration center in Dilley, Texas. They are working with the Dilley Pro Bono Project. The Project has been organizing volunteers since the federal facility opened in 2014. Each week a group of volunteer lawyers, law students, paralegals arrived to assist mothers and children file their asylum claims.
Dilley is a remote town of about 4,000 people over an hour’s drive from San Antonio. Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer is an associate professor at Cornell Law School.
Berks County
Despite Losing Its State Child Care License, An Immigrant Family Detention Center In PA Made Room For More Families
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Advocates say the state is turning a blind eye to violations of state law by allowing the Berks County Residential Center to remain in operation.