Mary Kelly Persyn40 days since the reunification deadline. Where are the children?In early June, word of young children taken from their parents at our southern border began to spread. Confusion initially reigned in the…Sep 4, 2018Sep 4, 2018
Mary Kelly PersynDay 10 post-deadline: hundreds remain separated. What’s next?August 5 marks 10 days since the court-ordered deadline to reunite all families separated at the border. As of July 26, 711 kids remained…Aug 6, 2018Aug 6, 2018
Mary Kelly PersynTwo more days to #ReturnTheChildren. There’s an awful lot the Trump Admin “doesn’t know.”Thursday is the court-ordered deadline for the Trump Administration to return all the children separated from their parents at the border —…Jul 25, 2018Jul 25, 2018
Mary Kelly PersynConnecticut federal judge orders trauma treatment for separated childrenFinding that the United States violated the constitutional rights of two separated children and caused them irreparable harm, Judge Victor…Jul 15, 2018Jul 15, 2018
Mary Kelly PersynJuly 13 court order excoriates government for bad faith in child reunification caseLate on Friday July 13, Judge Dana Sabraw, presiding in the child reunification case out of San Diego, issued a blistering order in…Jul 14, 2018Jul 14, 2018
Mary Kelly PersynWhat the “Separated Parent’s Removal Form” tells us about chaotic governingOn Tuesday, we learned that our government is requiring separated parents to forfeit their claims to asylum and leave the country in…Jul 8, 2018Jul 8, 2018
Mary Kelly PersynReturn the children. NOW.Between President Trump’s June 20 executive order discontinuing family separation and last week’s federal court injunction requiring…Jul 6, 2018Jul 6, 2018
Mary Kelly PersynAn end to DACA: Helping children manage stress and anxiety.An interview with Dr. Lisa Gutierrez Wang.Sep 9, 2017Sep 9, 2017