Tahirih analyzes the Homeland Security Advisory Council’s Customs and Border Protection Families and Children Care Panel report which outlines several recommendations regarding care and processing for asylum seeking families and children. Tahirih opposes many of the recommendations for being at odds with standard child protection principles.
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