Tahirih Houston, Catholic Charities, Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), YMCA Houston, and the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights call for the immediate suspension […]

The Tahirih Justice Center submitted these comments to the Department of Homeland Security in response to the new proposed regulation which will allow the indefinite detention of children.

This brief analysis summarizes the main points of a proposed rule which would lengthen the time a child can be held in detention.

It is time for the U.S. government to reconsider its response to women and children fleeing violence, and put an end to the shameful practice of family detention — once and for all.