Choosing a Guardian for Your Kid

TUESDAY, MARCH 11
PROGRAM #10710 12:00 PM PT

Choosing a Guardian for Your Kid. 

Fearing detention and deportation, immigrant parents are inquiring about ways to get guardians for their children. What happens to a child if the parent is deported? Does guardianship override parental rights? How can I protect my child if I am detained or deported? A legal expert joins this program to share tips on how to make a plan and choose a legal guardian to take care of your child.

Guest: Rebekah Rashidfarokhi, Director, Guardianship and Immigration Programs for Children, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services-CVLS, Chicago, IL.

Dreamers: The Road Ahead. A key figure in the creation of the DACA program examines the current challenges Dreamers face and the scenarios ahead. She also comments on how young activists are succeeding in transforming the current state of fear into community action.

Guest: Marielena Hincapié, Former Executive Director, National Immigration Law Center, and Immigration Scholar, Cornell Law School, San Francisco, CA.

Mexico’s Fest Over Tariffs Delay. This is a report on Mexico’s President Sheinbaum’s mass gathering to celebrate the suspension of Trump’s tariffs on Mexican exports. The mass rally planned to outline measures to respond to the tariffs became a festival after Trump backtracked and delayed them.

Tough Times for Immigrant Families. Reflecting on Línea Abierta’s 30th anniversary, a decades-long contributor reflects on the fast erosion of historic rights gained by immigrants under the 1965 family reunification immigration law and on the impact of the rise of far-right, hard-line groups who now dictate the immigration narrative at the highest government circles.

Guest: Carlos Spector-Calderón, Attorney, Veteran Immigration Legal Analyst for Línea Abierta, El Paso, TX.

Photo: Kelli McClintock/Unsplash

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