Detained Children: Know Your Rights

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10

PROGRAM #11046 12:00 PM PT 

Detained Children: Know Your Rights. 

During the second term of the Trump administration, the daily number of children held in ICE detention centers has multiplied sixfold. Those who have visited these facilities describe treatment akin to that of prisoners and warn that prolonged confinement leaves irreversible scars. Amid growing fear, questions are mounting: What rights do migrant children have in the United States? What can families and caregivers do when immigration status is irregular? What legal and community pathways exist to protect the youngest? What guarantees were secured under the Flores settlement, and how are they being enforced?

Guest: Becky Wolozin, Senior Attorney, National Center for Youth Law, Washington, DC.

The Crisis in Minneapolis. Although a federal judge ordered a halt to the arrests of refugees in Minnesota, immigration detentions continue unabated, causing multimillion-dollar losses for businesses and families, prolonged confinement of thousands of residents, food insecurity, and school closures. Neighbors and solidarity groups are organizing emergency relief funds. This is a report from ground zero of the humanitarian crisis.

Guest: Francisco Segovia, Executive Director, COPAL MN, Minneapolis, MN.

Warlike Language Against Migration. During the first year of his second administration, Donald Trump posted more than 4,000 messages on Truth Social. An analysis by Factchequeado shows that his rhetoric hardens with militarized language and narratives of invasion during moments of political tension, such as elections or clashes with judges blocking anti-immigrant measures. Immigrants are portrayed as threatening numbers rather than as people. What are the main findings? What impact do these messages have? What risks does this narrative pose for public debate?

Guest: Wendy Selene Pérez, Freelance Journalist, Dallas-Forth Worth, TX.

Photo: Picture Paradise/Adobe Stock

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