Immigration reporting
April has covered immigration at the local and national levels.
Wave of child migrants poses challenges for Florida schools
In 2014 many unaccompanied minors crossed into the United States from Central America fleeing violence and poverty. Most ended up waiting many months, or even years as their cases go through immigration court. April went to Miami where she reported on how U.S. schools were educating these students while a backlogged immigration system addressed their claims to stay in the country.
Backlog of children’s immigration cases challenges judges, lawyers and schools
“Cindy,” a very slight young woman with long brown hair, sits on a bench looking out at Miami’s Biscayne Bay. The serenity here is profoundly different from the violence she left behind in Honduras. Cindy, who asked the NewsHour not to use her real name, said she fled an abusive home at 14 and lived on her own for the next three years.
For young newcomers, a stepping stone to life in America
Around the nation, cities that take in refugees face the challenge of how to educate young people who speak little or no English. April Brown visited Houston, now the most diverse city in the U.S., where Las Americas Newcomer School teaches both the ABC’s and the basics of life in a new country.
Related: Why you don’t need to groan if your child’s first words are “Walmart” or “Pizza Hut”
Telling stories helps refugee children learn English
How do young children who have come to the United States as immigrants or refugees learn English? April reported from Houston on an early education school and laboratory where the new language comes to life when kids use storytelling and dramatic play to get talking.