Infographic
Interactive
Photo
Video
Big Win? Senate Immigration Bill May Let Some Deportees Return
by Seth Freed Wessler on April 15 2013, 5:32PM
In a huge, unexpected victory, sources familiar with the soon-to-be-released Senate immigration reform bill say it may allow some deportees to return to their families in the U.S.
Topics: Immigration, Immigration Reform, /NOW Blog
Felipe Montes Departs the United States for Mexico, With His Children
by Seth Freed Wessler on March 22 2013, 12:24PM
After two years of separation, a deported father took his children to Mexico today.
Topics: /NOW Blog
Deported Father Who Returned To U.S. Makes Final Plea To Remain
by Seth Freed Wessler on March 21 2013, 8:57AM
Felipe Montes, who lost his kids to foster care when he was deported, is now asking ICE for permission to stay in the U.S.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
Rep. Gutierrez: Stop Deporting Parents as Reform Debate Unfolds
by Seth Freed Wessler on December 18 2012, 9:55AM
After new data reveals rapid pace of parental deportation, key congressional leader and advocates pressure President Obama to broaden his DREAM Act order.
Topics: Immigration, Immigration Reform, Felipe Montes
Nearly 205K Deportations of Parents of U.S. Citizens in Just Over Two Years
by Seth Freed Wessler on December 17 2012, 9:45AM
New data obtained by Colorlines.com shows the disturbing pace of parental deportation has not changed, despite ICE vow to use greater “discretion.”
Topics: Immigration, Immigration Reform, Felipe Montes
Primary Data: Deportations of Parents of U.S. Citizen Kids
by Seth Freed Wessler on December 17 2012, 9:30AM
The full data set on parental deportations, obtained from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Topics: Immigration
A Deported Father Wins a Long, Painful Fight to Keep His Kids
by Seth Freed Wessler on November 28 2012, 9:53AM
Felipe Montes’s story drew national attention and rare federal intervention not because it is unique, but because it is increasingly common.
Topics: Immigration, Felipe Montes
Deported Father Granted More Time To Fight For His Kids
by Seth Freed Wessler on October 26 2012, 11:21AM
Felipe Montes has been granted an extension to his humanitarian parole.
Topics: /NOW Blog, Felipe Montes
Univision Anchor Cites Colorlines.com Deportation Investigation to Obama
by Jorge Rivas on September 21 2012, 1:51PM
Univision anchor Maria Elena Salinas cited a Colorlines.com investigation that found there is an estimated 5,100 children in foster care who face barriers to family reunification because their mother or father is in detention or has been deported.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
Deported Dad’s Parental Rights Hearing is Postponed
by Seth Freed Wessler on August 10 2012, 1:56PM
Felipe Montes has been fighting for 21 months to regain custody of his three children.
Topics: /NOW Blog, Felipe Montes
How the ‘Best Interest’ Bias of Family Court Threatens Immigrant Parents
by Seth Freed Wessler on August 8 2012, 9:27AM
As recent news shows, determining what’s in a kid’s best interest is far from an objective standard. It’s easily swayed by biases about poor people, about undocumented people, about people of color.
Topics: Immigration, Felipe Montes
Deported Father Returns to Fight For His Children in Exceptional Case
by Seth Freed Wessler on August 3 2012, 9:57AM
Felipe Montes is one of thousands of deported or detained parents fighting to keep custody of their U.S. citizen children. He has won a rare chance at the due process child courts grant everyone else.
Topics: Immigration, Felipe Montes
Deported Dad Wins Rare ‘Parole’ to Re-Enter Country for Custody Hearing
by Seth Freed Wessler on August 2 2012, 2:22PM
The highly unusual reprieve from ICE follows intense public scrutiny of Felipe Montes’ case since Colorlines.com broke the story of his family’s separation.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog, Felipe Montes
Judge Terminates Detained Mom’s Rights, Allows Missouri Couple to Adopt
by Jorge Rivas on July 18 2012, 1:18PM
On Wednesday a Missouri juvenile court judge terminated a Guatemalan woman’s rights to her 5-year-son because they believe she abandoned her child when she was imprisoned after a 2007 immigration sting at a poultry processing plant.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
House Bill Would Keep Kids of Deported Parents With Families
by Jorge Rivas on July 13 2012, 5:08PM
The “Help Separated Families Act of 2012” intends to keep children of detained or deported parents united with their families.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
Most immigrants Sent Back to Mexico Detained at Work or Home, Border Apprehensions Decline
by Jorge Rivas on May 21 2012, 5:18PM
While the number of people crossing from Mexico into the United States has fallen to 40 year lows, the rates of deportation have reached historic highs.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
Seth Wessler Acceptance Speech: 2012 Hillman Prize for Web Journalism [VIDEO]
by Rebekah Spicuglia on May 15 2012, 1:38PM
Colorlines reporter Seth Freed Wessler was awarded the prestigious Hillman Prize for his work on Shattered Families investigation, which found at least 5,000 U.S. citizen children are in the foster care system today due to the detainment or deportation of…
Topics: Colorlines Press, Media
Idaho Supreme Court Reunites Family Torn Apart By Deportation
by Seth Freed Wessler on May 8 2012, 1:03PM
Justice Daniel Eismann wrote that a lower court’s finding that the father had willfully abandoned his daughter and failed to maintain contact with his child is “clearly erroneous. In fact, it is absurd.”
Topics: /NOW Blog
Colorlines.com’s Seth Freed Wessler Accepts 2012 Hillman Prize for Web Journalism
by Jorge Rivas on May 3 2012, 11:15AM
The Hillman Prize is a journalism awarded annually to “journalists, writers and public figures who pursue social justice and public policy for the common good.”
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
California Pols Move to Keep Immigrant Families Unified During Deportation
by Seth Freed Wessler on April 24 2012, 9:36AM
In reaction to Colorlines.com’s investigation, a state Assembly bill seeks to strengthen parents’ rights to stay in contact with children and child welfare case workers while detained.
Topics: Immigration, Felipe Montes
Popular Threads
Recent Comments