Center for Family Representation
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CFR provides free legal & social work services to enable children to live with their parents safely.
NYC is failing to provide basic education services to youth in juvenile detention. A vulnerable group of young people are contending with gaps in services and a lack of support, both in and out of detention. bit.ly/47LRLki
NYC schools falling short on education for youth in detention, new report finds
The report also finds poor transition support that leaves many youth without a school placement upon reentry
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November 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
NYC is failing to provide basic education services to youth in juvenile detention. A vulnerable group of young people are contending with gaps in services and a lack of support, both in and out of detention. bit.ly/47LRLki
Anonymous reporting allows anyone to make a bad faith report with no accountability for the harm they cause.
CFR supports Anti-Harassment in Reporting because New York families shouldn’t be harmed by false and malicious calls to the SCR. We urge @GovKathyHochul to sign this bill!
CFR supports Anti-Harassment in Reporting because New York families shouldn’t be harmed by false and malicious calls to the SCR. We urge @GovKathyHochul to sign this bill!
November 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Anonymous reporting allows anyone to make a bad faith report with no accountability for the harm they cause.
CFR supports Anti-Harassment in Reporting because New York families shouldn’t be harmed by false and malicious calls to the SCR. We urge @GovKathyHochul to sign this bill!
CFR supports Anti-Harassment in Reporting because New York families shouldn’t be harmed by false and malicious calls to the SCR. We urge @GovKathyHochul to sign this bill!
ICYMI: We signed onto a letter calling upon NY state officials to allocate state funds to protect SNAP benefits. bit.ly/3XdSTae. The family policing system conflates poverty with neglect- lets not let food insecurity be the reason a family is separated.
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
ICYMI: We signed onto a letter calling upon NY state officials to allocate state funds to protect SNAP benefits. bit.ly/3XdSTae. The family policing system conflates poverty with neglect- lets not let food insecurity be the reason a family is separated.
🎉VICTORY!🎉 Today, the New York State Court of Appeals reversed the termination of CFR client Mr. Z's parental rights because the foster agency failed to demonstrate that it had made diligent efforts to reunify Mr. Z and his son before seeking to terminate their relationship.
October 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
🎉VICTORY!🎉 Today, the New York State Court of Appeals reversed the termination of CFR client Mr. Z's parental rights because the foster agency failed to demonstrate that it had made diligent efforts to reunify Mr. Z and his son before seeking to terminate their relationship.
NYC’s juvenile detention centers are so overcrowded that about 100 young people have been sleeping in classrooms and common areas. The unacceptable exception given to ACS to properly house youth in detention has led to dire consequences for young people bit.ly/4qd3LCs @gothamist.com
Young NYC detainees sleep in classrooms, common areas amid overcrowding, lawyers say
The city's juvenile detention facilities have become increasingly crowded in recent years.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
NYC’s juvenile detention centers are so overcrowded that about 100 young people have been sleeping in classrooms and common areas. The unacceptable exception given to ACS to properly house youth in detention has led to dire consequences for young people bit.ly/4qd3LCs @gothamist.com
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers could lose their food assistance benefits as soon as November. Ushering in these already cruel and nonsensical cuts earlier than expected this coming winter will have brutal consequences for the most vulnerable bit.ly/47g8Gel
Surprise Trump Move Will Upend New York Food Stamps
New York counties thought they had months to prepare to implement SNAP work requirements. Now, they have weeks.
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October 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers could lose their food assistance benefits as soon as November. Ushering in these already cruel and nonsensical cuts earlier than expected this coming winter will have brutal consequences for the most vulnerable bit.ly/47g8Gel
As lawyers, social workers, and parent advocates who work to prevent or minimize family separation, we are alarmed by the Trump Administration’s attacks on immigrant families and their due process rights.
October 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
As lawyers, social workers, and parent advocates who work to prevent or minimize family separation, we are alarmed by the Trump Administration’s attacks on immigrant families and their due process rights.
This summer, CFR presented at Poynter’s “Covering Child Welfare: A Journalist’s Guide to Impactful Reporting” seminar. We shared our interdisciplinary team model, myths vs. realities of family court, and key reminders for reporting on impacted families.
September 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
This summer, CFR presented at Poynter’s “Covering Child Welfare: A Journalist’s Guide to Impactful Reporting” seminar. We shared our interdisciplinary team model, myths vs. realities of family court, and key reminders for reporting on impacted families.
Signed by more than a dozen professors with expertise in child welfare, a recent letter to @governor.ny.gov addresses inaccurate data claims in the public discussion regarding the Anti-Harassment in Reporting Bill bit.ly/42BqQEL
September 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Signed by more than a dozen professors with expertise in child welfare, a recent letter to @governor.ny.gov addresses inaccurate data claims in the public discussion regarding the Anti-Harassment in Reporting Bill bit.ly/42BqQEL
"The chilling effects of President Donald Trump’s renewed immigration crackdown is reshaping daily life for thousands of immigrant families, creating a mental health crisis as people avoid accessing critical services that could keep them safe and healthy." bit.ly/4n9l59K
Fearful NY migrants are skipping doctors' visits and food help, advocates say
A City Council hearing examines how migrants are holding up under President Trump's deportation effort.
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September 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"The chilling effects of President Donald Trump’s renewed immigration crackdown is reshaping daily life for thousands of immigrant families, creating a mental health crisis as people avoid accessing critical services that could keep them safe and healthy." bit.ly/4n9l59K
From arrests in homes, workplaces, traffic stops, and even immigration court, ICE is detaining an unprecedented number of people in inhumane conditions, the majority of whom have no access to lawyers. bit.ly/3JUDTL9
Volunteers flock to immigration courts to support migrants arrested in the hallways
A diverse group of volunteers from faith leaders to grandmothers to retired lawyers have been escorting people to immigration courts across the country.
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September 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
From arrests in homes, workplaces, traffic stops, and even immigration court, ICE is detaining an unprecedented number of people in inhumane conditions, the majority of whom have no access to lawyers. bit.ly/3JUDTL9
Our gov has a legal & moral obligation to safely reunify unaccompanied children in federal foster care with their parents in the US. Instead, this Admin is cynically using these children as bait so that ICE can entrap their desperate parents, ensuring that reunification never happens. bit.ly/4noS8X2
ICE is showing up to interview parents hoping to reunite with their children who entered US alone
President Donald Trump's administration has started requiring parents seeking to reunite with their children who crossed into the U.S. alone to attend interviews with immigration officers.
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September 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Our gov has a legal & moral obligation to safely reunify unaccompanied children in federal foster care with their parents in the US. Instead, this Admin is cynically using these children as bait so that ICE can entrap their desperate parents, ensuring that reunification never happens. bit.ly/4noS8X2
Youth incarceration does not make communities safer. Even brief periods behind bars traumatizes young people, fuels recidivism, and worsens racial injustice. We need investment in care, healing, and opportunity, not punishment. bit.ly/4gcsgeq
September 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Youth incarceration does not make communities safer. Even brief periods behind bars traumatizes young people, fuels recidivism, and worsens racial injustice. We need investment in care, healing, and opportunity, not punishment. bit.ly/4gcsgeq
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📰Via @nytimes.com: "Make the Road filed the lawsuit on behalf of its members, many of whom had been in the country for longer than two years, but were at risk of being swept into expedited removal. Those members were also at risk of never having an opportunity to retrieve their documentation."
Judge Blocks Pillar of Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign
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September 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
📰Via @nytimes.com: "Make the Road filed the lawsuit on behalf of its members, many of whom had been in the country for longer than two years, but were at risk of being swept into expedited removal. Those members were also at risk of never having an opportunity to retrieve their documentation."
We continue to call on @governor.ny.gov to pass the Anti-Harassment in Reporting bill - a common sense protection against harassing and baseless allegations for New York families. bit.ly/45VLYq2
New York could to end anonymous child abuse reports
A bill passed by the state Legislature earlier this year which require callers leave their name and contact information.
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August 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
We continue to call on @governor.ny.gov to pass the Anti-Harassment in Reporting bill - a common sense protection against harassing and baseless allegations for New York families. bit.ly/45VLYq2
The total immigration court arrests in NYC this year is estimated at 181 — higher than in any other jurisdiction and a dramatic escalation from 11 arrests all of last year. bit.ly/4myGZTk
NYC Is the Nation’s Capital of Immigration Courthouse Arrests, New Data Analysis Shows
Half of all immigration courthouse arrests earlier this summer were in Manhattan, as the Trump administration has mostly kept ICE enforcement off of the streets, in stark contrast to Los Angeles and o...
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August 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The total immigration court arrests in NYC this year is estimated at 181 — higher than in any other jurisdiction and a dramatic escalation from 11 arrests all of last year. bit.ly/4myGZTk
While ICE officers are generally excluded from entering public schools unless they present a judicial warrant or in rare emergency circumstances, being prepared for the worst is always advisable bit.ly/45QvsaK
NYC's immigrant families face new source of back-to-school anxiety: Federal agents
What undocumented families need to know as students head back to school.
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August 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
While ICE officers are generally excluded from entering public schools unless they present a judicial warrant or in rare emergency circumstances, being prepared for the worst is always advisable bit.ly/45QvsaK
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This administration is ripping families apart.
It’s cruel, inhumane, and wrong.
It’s cruel, inhumane, and wrong.
ICE Ships 7-Year-Old Queens Student and Mom to Texas Detention, Prompting School Principal’s Plea for Their Release
An older brother is detained in Newark while two other siblings remain in New York, “unprotected and traumatized” after arrests at immigration check-in.
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August 15, 2025 at 11:52 PM
This administration is ripping families apart.
It’s cruel, inhumane, and wrong.
It’s cruel, inhumane, and wrong.
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Should NY ban anonymous child abuse reports? It’s up to Gov. Hochul. https://gothamist.com/news/should-ny-ban-anonymous-child-abuse-reports-its-up-to-gov-hochul
Should NY ban anonymous child abuse reports? It’s up to Gov. Hochul.
In 2023, only 8% of anonymous child abuse reports were substantiated.
New York would be the third state to ban or curtail anonymous reports – if Hochul signs it into law. [ more › ]
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August 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Should NY ban anonymous child abuse reports? It’s up to Gov. Hochul. https://gothamist.com/news/should-ny-ban-anonymous-child-abuse-reports-its-up-to-gov-hochul
@governor.ny.gov has the opportunity to end anonymous reporting - “a flawed policy that harms thousands of New York families each year.” - we call on Gov. Hochul to pass the Anti-Harassment in Reporting bill bit.ly/3USvie2
Should NY ban anonymous child abuse reports? It’s up to Gov. Hochul.
New York would be the third state to ban or curtail anonymous reports – if Hochul signs it into law.
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August 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
@governor.ny.gov has the opportunity to end anonymous reporting - “a flawed policy that harms thousands of New York families each year.” - we call on Gov. Hochul to pass the Anti-Harassment in Reporting bill bit.ly/3USvie2
Read more about the troubling policies of family separation at bit.ly/47fBiVt @aclu.org
August 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Read more about the troubling policies of family separation at bit.ly/47fBiVt @aclu.org
In this environment, CFR clients are reluctant to appear for their hearings to pursue asylum relief. We also see how these arrests have chilled our clients' willingness to appear for their state court appearances.
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Video: Inside the Epicenter of ICE Detentions in NYC
Immigration crackdowns have unfolded in broad daylight across the country, but in New York City, most detentions have been quietly concentrated in a single building. Luis Ferré-Sadurní takes us to the...
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August 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
In this environment, CFR clients are reluctant to appear for their hearings to pursue asylum relief. We also see how these arrests have chilled our clients' willingness to appear for their state court appearances.
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New York State Assembly and Senate passed a bill to end anonymous calls to the state’s child abuse hotline. Now it’s up to @governor.ny.gov to sign it. Despite the false, fear-mongering narrative put forth by OCFS in opposition to the bill, this is a crucial protection for families. bit.ly/4fkV0l2
In New York, Anonymous Child Abuse Allegations Can and Should End | The Imprint
Gov. Hochul has an opportunity to protect families from the consequences of anonymous reporting while preserving robust safeguards for children.
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August 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
New York State Assembly and Senate passed a bill to end anonymous calls to the state’s child abuse hotline. Now it’s up to @governor.ny.gov to sign it. Despite the false, fear-mongering narrative put forth by OCFS in opposition to the bill, this is a crucial protection for families. bit.ly/4fkV0l2
Hospitals are still drug testing pregnant patients without consent—despite a 2001 SCOTUS ruling banning it when done for law enforcement purposes. These tests often end up in the hands of child welfare agencies, disproportionately targeting Black and Brown families. bit.ly/3HdchQj
How faulty drug tests are turning new moms' lives upside-down
New mothers say they had to undergo devastating investigations after hospitals reported their false positive drug tests to child welfare agencies shortly after they gave birth. “It was torture; it was...
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July 31, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Hospitals are still drug testing pregnant patients without consent—despite a 2001 SCOTUS ruling banning it when done for law enforcement purposes. These tests often end up in the hands of child welfare agencies, disproportionately targeting Black and Brown families. bit.ly/3HdchQj
With the Trump admin’s aggressive deportation efforts, children are at an increased risk of suffering due to violent family separations. Currently, an array of protection for undocumented children are being rolled back, increasing their vulnerability for separation and detention bit.ly/3IN3aq8
The Message Is ‘We Can Take Your Children’
More systematically than in his first term, Trump is rolling back protections for undocumented minors.
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July 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
With the Trump admin’s aggressive deportation efforts, children are at an increased risk of suffering due to violent family separations. Currently, an array of protection for undocumented children are being rolled back, increasing their vulnerability for separation and detention bit.ly/3IN3aq8