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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Judge Sabraw's order in the ACLU v. Trump administration case regarding immigrant separations, he ordered the reunification of separated children under the age of five with their parents within how many days?

2. Who was the acting assistant secretary at HHS at the Administration for Children and Families in July of 2018?

3. Where was Juan taken to be booked into a staging facility after spending three nights detained by Border Patrol at the Yuma station?

4. The day after the author toured the Casa Padre facility, MSNBC broke the news that a temporary influx center was potentially going to be erected where?

5. How old did the author describe the boys being housed at the Casa Padre shelter as being in June of 2018?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the capacity and population at Casa Padre when Soboroff toured the facility in June of 2018? What were the implications of this?

2. What was Jeff Merkley's association with the Casa Padre facility?

3. What was the public response to the author's reporting on his tour of Casa Padre in June of 2018?

4. Who is Katie Waldman and what role did she play in the Trump administration?

5. How does the author describe the artwork and murals at the Casa Padre shelter when he toured it in June of 2018?

6. What charges did Juan receive from Border Patrol after crossing into the U.S.?

7. How does the author describe the location, size, and scope of the Casa Padre facility when he visited in June of 2018?

8. What were the conditions like for Juan while he was detained in Victorville, according to the author in Part One, Chapter 7?

9. What is Los Zetas and how did it influence Juan's journey to the U.S. border?

10. What was notable about First Lady Melania Trump's visit to the border on June 21, 2018?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss President Biden's current immigration policies. What is the status of child detentions in the U.S.? What led to the surge of unaccompanied minors at the border? How did the U.S. government respond to this surge?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the importance of organizations like KIND and others who advocate for migrants and asylum seekers. How are these organizations funded? How are they administrated? What services do they offer for migrants?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the various reasons for the surges in migrants at the U.S. border from Central American countries. What aspects of life in these countries leads individuals to migrate? How might the U.S. contribute to improving situations in Central America? What role do you think the U.S. should play in helping Central Americans?

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