Deepen students’ understanding of the issue of migrant detention by having them consider the diverse perspectives of detained migrants, an immigration lawyer, a border guard, and an immigration judge.
Deepen students’ understanding of the issue of migrant detention by having them consider the diverse perspectives of detained migrants, an immigration lawyer, a border guard, and an immigration judge.
Inform students about the Trump administration’s family separation policy and help them emotionally process the human side of this news story.
Use recent photographs to help students connect to the experiences of migrants and to better understand the scale of global migration.
Help students understand how the United States’ complex asylum process works. Invite them to consider the question, who has an obligation to asylum seekers?
This Explainer presents statistics on migration around the world and defines key terms such as migrant, refugee, and asylum seeker.
Exploring why people migrate is essential to understanding migration at the US–Mexico border. Use these activities to examine migration from El Salvador to the US and the factors that drive migration.