Zoe Schonfeld, CFR’s Attorney-in-Charge of Immigration, spoke with New York Focus about the impact of reunification delays on immigrant families.

The piece highlights CFR’s new family reunification project, which is currently representing 10 parents with children in ORR custody. CFR staff associated with this project talk parents through every step of the process, explain the risks, and push back on requirements like appointments at federal Department of Homeland Security offices. “But we can’t assure them that as a result of working to get their kids back, they won’t face detention,” Schonfeld said.

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