Watch: ProPublica Speaks With Family, Detained Girl From Audio Recording
In a video, a reporter meets the aunt of a 6-year-old Salvadoran girl who was separated from her mom after crossing into the U.S. The girl was heard in an audio recording released this week.
Making Schools Safer: Harsh Consequences, Or Second Chances?
The tragedy in Parkland, Fla., this year kicked off a national debate over how to reduce school violence: through tighter security and tougher discipline … or more help for troubled students?
‘We Never Spoke Of It Again’: A Night That Changed A Family Forever
At StoryCorps, half sisters Glennette Rozelle and Jennifer Mack recall the night their mother killed her husband. They were kids back then, and it took decades to understand what happened.
News Brief: Republicans Delay Immigration Vote, Turkey Election Preview
Congressional Republicans have delayed a vote on their immigration bill again. Also, ProPublica’s Ginger Thompson discusses audio from a migrant detention facility and we preview Turkey’s election.
Children Heard Crying In Detention Center Audio Recording
ProPublica has spoken with the family of a young girl who was heard earlier in the week on audio from a detention center in Texas. NPR’s Rachel Martin talks with ProPublica reporter Ginger Thompson.
Catholic Charities President On Housing Separated Children
Rachel Martin speaks with Heather Reynolds, president and CEO of Catholic Charities Fort Worth. The group is currently housing children who were separated from their families at the border.
Police Shootings And Mental Health
A new study finds that police killings of unarmed black Americans have adverse effects on the mental health of black American adults in the general population.
Trump’s Migrant Family Policy Now Moves To The Courts
At issue: How should cases proceed and what should happen to the more than 2,000 immigrant minors already detained in light of the president’s executive order?
Keystone Virus Makes Jump From Mosquitoes To Human For First Time
The first known human case of the virus was identified in a Florida teen after a year of tests. Known symptoms include fever and a severe rash, but it’s unclear if it causes brain inflammation.
Before DOJ Request, Commerce Secretary Considered Adding Census Citizenship Question
A new memo shows that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross started considering adding a controversial citizenship question to the 2020 census in the early months of the Trump administration.
El Paso Sheriff Bars Deputies From Working At Facility Holding Child Migrants
“We don’t support the current administration’s position of separating children simply to discourage illegal immigration,” Sheriff Richard Wiles said in explaining his decision.
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