immigration

By Wendy Young Imagine a 12-year-old girl arriving alone at the U.S. border, desperate for safety. She is fleeing a gang member in Central America who had raped her and was threatening her with death unless she became his “girlfriend.” 

By Jeremy Loudenback and Michael Fitzgerald

ICE official Mellissa Harper has been tapped to lead the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Her hire has concerned experts and advocates that information about children and their families could be shared for arrests and deportations.

Third in a three-part series on a teenager with a tumultuous childhood who was sent to die in prison and where his life would lead.

This summer, the California Surgeon General’s Office is set to debut a youth-trauma-informed training video for K-12 teachers.

Jesse Hahnel, longtime executive director of the National Center for Youth Law, is leaving the Oakland-based organization.

A bill before Congress would ensure that safer housing and legal protection would be provided for undocumented, unaccompanied minors.

California is asserting its responsibility for the care of immigrant children in the state who don't have any adult to look after them.

By Shaina Aber, Megan Mack and Erica Bryant