USD to Host Discussion on Humanitarian Aid for Unaccompanied Children

University of San Diego’s Trans-Border Institute (TBI) will host a public forum on the nature of the humanitarian crisis facing unaccompanied Central American children who arrive on our border, and what members of our community can do if they want to help to alleviate this crisis.

The event will be divided into two segments. In the first, TBI Director Ev Meade will provide a general overview of the issue, emphasizing: the number of children that are impacted and the trials they are facing in their homeland; what we know about the conditions they face in transit; and how the present crisis fits into broader global and historical immigration patterns.

In the second segment, distinguished USD alum Enrique Morones, Director of the Border Angels, will discuss the multi-faceted effort to provide legal representation, social services, shelter, food, and clothing to these children here in Southern California, and how concerned community members can contribute to this effort.

Representatives of Casa Cornelia Law Center will be on hand to take questions regarding the legal issues facing these children; and representatives of community organizations that work with immigrant youth, who will be able to answer questions about the challenges they face in the United States.

The event is free and open to the public. Media are welcome to attend.

The talk will take place at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 15 at the Institute for Peace & Justice Theater.

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Strengthened by the Catholic intellectual tradition, we confront humanity’s challenges by fostering peace, working for justice and leading with love. With more than 8,000 students from 75 countries and 44 states, USD is the youngest independent institution on the U.S. News & World Report list of top 100 universities in the United States. USD’s eight academic divisions include the College of Arts and Sciences, the Knauss School of Business, the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering, the School of Law, the School of Leadership and Education Sciences, the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, and the Division of Professional and Continuing Education. In 2021, USD was named a “Laudato Si’ University” by the Vatican with a seven-year commitment to address humanity’s urgent challenges by working together to take care of our common home.