/tags/zero-tolerance-policy Zero-Tolerance Policy en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 13 Sep 2018 16:41:03 GMT /politics/2018-09-13/hundreds-of-separated-families-may-get-a-second-chance-at-seeking-asylum Hundreds of migrant families who were separated at the border may have a second chance at seeking asylum in the United States after the federal government� Thu, 13 Sep 2018 16:41:03 GMT /politics/2018-09-13/hundreds-of-separated-families-may-get-a-second-chance-at-seeking-asylum Emma Platoff | Texas Tribune /crime-justice/2018-09-11/federal-government-to-greatly-expand-tornillo-shelter-for-unaccompanied-minors The immigration detention center at Tornillo used to hold undocumented immigrant minors will remain open through the end of the year, a government� Tue, 11 Sep 2018 19:06:36 GMT /crime-justice/2018-09-11/federal-government-to-greatly-expand-tornillo-shelter-for-unaccompanied-minors Julian Aguilar | Texas Tribune /2018-09-06/trump-administration-proposes-rule-to-allow-longer-detention-of-migrant-children Under the Flores settlement, immigrant minors can't be held in jail-like settings and can't be held for longer than 20 days. The government's move to circumvent that will likely end up in court. Thu, 06 Sep 2018 15:10:00 GMT /2018-09-06/trump-administration-proposes-rule-to-allow-longer-detention-of-migrant-children Joel Rose, Richard Gonzales /crime-justice/2018-08-17/judge-says-reunited-migrant-families-can-now-face-choice-stay-locked-up-together-or-separate-again A federal judge says the government can now leave it up to immigrant parents: Keep your children locked up with you in an immigration detention center, or� Fri, 17 Aug 2018 23:03:31 GMT /crime-justice/2018-08-17/judge-says-reunited-migrant-families-can-now-face-choice-stay-locked-up-together-or-separate-again Emma Platoff | Texas Tribune /education/2018-08-03/as-fear-rises-among-undocumented-community-austin-isd-reminds-families-schools-are-a-safe-place As the new school year approaches, the Austin Independent School District is preparing for more immigrant families to rely on it for resources outside of� Fri, 03 Aug 2018 12:01:00 GMT /education/2018-08-03/as-fear-rises-among-undocumented-community-austin-isd-reminds-families-schools-are-a-safe-place Claire McInerny /texas/2018-08-03/allegations-of-sexual-abuse-surface-at-arizona-shelters-for-migrant-children The shelters, both in Phoenix, are operated by the nonprofit Southwest Key Programs. Allegations involve two former employees accused of sexually abusing children. Fri, 03 Aug 2018 10:16:51 GMT /texas/2018-08-03/allegations-of-sexual-abuse-surface-at-arizona-shelters-for-migrant-children Scott Neuman /crime-justice/2018-07-26/under-deadline-government-scrambles-to-reunite-migrant-families The immigration bureaucracy on the border is a world of courtrooms and jail cells, officers and gray-suited guards. But no one has seen anything quite like the current effort to reunite families. Thu, 26 Jul 2018 11:22:00 GMT /crime-justice/2018-07-26/under-deadline-government-scrambles-to-reunite-migrant-families John Burnett /crime-justice/2018-07-24/the-government-has-lost-track-of-hundreds-of-migrant-parents-likely-delaying-reunifications More than 450 migrant parents who were separated from their children at the border are no longer in the United States � but the government can’t be sure� Wed, 25 Jul 2018 00:44:43 GMT /crime-justice/2018-07-24/the-government-has-lost-track-of-hundreds-of-migrant-parents-likely-delaying-reunifications Emma Platoff | Texas Tribune /texas/2018-07-23/rotten-meat-chicken-pox-tearful-separations-migrants-describe-their-experience-in-federal-custody Rotten sandwich meat that’s turned green or black; noodle soup cooked so little that the noodles are still hard; drinking water that smells like chlorine,� Mon, 23 Jul 2018 13:01:42 GMT /texas/2018-07-23/rotten-meat-chicken-pox-tearful-separations-migrants-describe-their-experience-in-federal-custody Emma Platoff | Texas Tribune /2018-07-19/5-facts-to-know-about-migrant-family-reunification The Trump administration policy to separate children from their parents at the border has been rescinded but the government is still facing a court-ordered deadline of July 26 to reunify families. Thu, 19 Jul 2018 23:19:00 GMT /2018-07-19/5-facts-to-know-about-migrant-family-reunification Brian Beruman, Alisa Barba