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Who advocates for a 4-year-old unaccompanied migrant when she has her day in court? Rich Leimsider, Executive Director of the Safe Passage Project, joins us to tell how his organization provides legal aid to immigrant children in and around NYC. Plus, hosts Violet, Ramond, Theresa and Emily talk repercussions at long last now that the Mueller Report is out-- and what no indictments means for the Democrats.
At least 35,000 children immigrate to the United States every year as unaccompanied minors. Many of those children end up in New York state. In this episode, we're joined by Javier Valdes from Make the Road NY and Rich Leimsider of Safe Passage Project. They speak to us about their organizations' unique approaches to helping the most vulnerable immigrant population—children. Follow us on Twitter! Andrus Family Fund @AndrusFamFund Leticia Peguero @LetiPeguero Safe Passage Project @SafePassageProj Make the Road NY @MaketheRoadNYSubscribe to Out Of The Margins on iTunes, Stitcher and Soundcloud.Produced by: SolDesign Co. Music by: Legacy Women
Maureen touches on the pomp and circumstance in the UK over the weekend about a certain newly-minted Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and speaks to Lauren Blodgett with Safe Passage Project about its mission and vision helping child immigrants represent themselves in court. As well, she talks about how some people are bothered by small or slight noises - aka Misophonia.
DeRay, Sam, Clint, and Brittany talk about the assassination of Marielle Franco, charging low-income college students to stay on campus during breaks, public officials who profit off of prison nutrition systems, and the Austin bombings. Irma Solis from NYCLU and Stephanie Gibbs of Safe Passage Project join to help us understand how the DOJ, ICE and local police are violating due process of immigrant children every day.
Addressing a White House briefing, NY Law School Professor and director of the Safe Passage Project, Lenni Benson urged "the American people and especially law firm and corporate leaders" to provide their expertise on behalf of children facing deportation