Becky Wolozin
@rwolozin.bsky.social
Senior Attorney at the National Center for Youth Law (@youthlaw.bsky.social) focused on immigrant kids and families. Reposts =/= endorsements, views are my own.
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BREAKING: Flores counsel — NCYL, @chrclla.bsky.social & @childrens-rights.bsky.social — filed a motion to enforce protections for immigrant children, exposing prolonged detention, filthy conditions, family separation & abuse. The gov't is failing children. Read more: youthlaw.org/news/amid-go...
Amid Government’s Efforts to Terminate Flores, Counsel File Motion to Enforce Agreement, Citing Prolonged Detention of Children and 'Culture of Cruelty' | National Center for Youth Law
Flores Counsel yesterday evening filed a motion to enforce the Settlement, citing the government’s prolonged detention of children, which has compounded the harm of other ongoing violations,…
youthlaw.org
June 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
BREAKING: Flores counsel — NCYL, @chrclla.bsky.social & @childrens-rights.bsky.social — filed a motion to enforce protections for immigrant children, exposing prolonged detention, filthy conditions, family separation & abuse. The gov't is failing children. Read more: youthlaw.org/news/amid-go...
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NCYL’s @mishanw.bsky.social, David Hinojosa, @rwolozin.bsky.social, and @democracyforward.org's Joel McElvain were in court today for the first hearing in Angelica S. v. HHS — challenging harmful policies that keep immigrant children in custody for months.
May 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
NCYL’s @mishanw.bsky.social, David Hinojosa, @rwolozin.bsky.social, and @democracyforward.org's Joel McElvain were in court today for the first hearing in Angelica S. v. HHS — challenging harmful policies that keep immigrant children in custody for months.
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“They are putting the thumb on the scale of who the winners and losers are before they do the investigation." -Johnathan Smith, NCYL
Read more from @propublica.org on the lawsuit we filed today against the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights: www.propublica.org/article/depa...
Read more from @propublica.org on the lawsuit we filed today against the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights: www.propublica.org/article/depa...
Parents Sue Trump Administration for Allegedly Sabotaging Education Department’s Civil Rights Division
The lawsuit claims that decimating the agency’s Office for Civil Rights will leave it unable to address issues of discrimination at school — violating the equal protection clause of the Fifth Amendmen...
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March 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
“They are putting the thumb on the scale of who the winners and losers are before they do the investigation." -Johnathan Smith, NCYL
Read more from @propublica.org on the lawsuit we filed today against the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights: www.propublica.org/article/depa...
Read more from @propublica.org on the lawsuit we filed today against the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights: www.propublica.org/article/depa...
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Medicaid provides $4.5 billion annually to schools for student health services, supporting children’s education and well-being. Protect this vital funding. Call your member of Congress and protect Medicaid 866-426-2631
February 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Medicaid provides $4.5 billion annually to schools for student health services, supporting children’s education and well-being. Protect this vital funding. Call your member of Congress and protect Medicaid 866-426-2631
Reposted by Becky Wolozin
Reposted by Becky Wolozin
At @commondreams.org.web.brid.gy, NCYL's Neha Desai and @melissaadamson.bsky.social write about how the #LakenRileyAct is a harmful bill that could force a migrant child merely charged with stealing a lollipop into indefinite detention. Read their analysis:
The Laken Riley Act Harms Immigrant Children, And It’s Only the Beginning | Common Dreams
Policymakers on both sides of the political aisle seem all too eager to support legislation that ignores that immigrant children are human beings, worthy of the same care and protections that their…
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January 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
At @commondreams.org.web.brid.gy, NCYL's Neha Desai and @melissaadamson.bsky.social write about how the #LakenRileyAct is a harmful bill that could force a migrant child merely charged with stealing a lollipop into indefinite detention. Read their analysis:
Reposted by Becky Wolozin
The #LakenRileyAct will lead to the arrest and indefinite, mandatory detention of immigrant children in dangerous facilities - without charges or any judicial finding. We urge Reps to vote NO. Watch our conversation with Senator Jeff Merkley to learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fkq6...
Conversation with National Center for Youth Law – Major Flaws in Laken Riley Act
YouTube video by Senator Jeff Merkley
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January 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The #LakenRileyAct will lead to the arrest and indefinite, mandatory detention of immigrant children in dangerous facilities - without charges or any judicial finding. We urge Reps to vote NO. Watch our conversation with Senator Jeff Merkley to learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fkq6...