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Susan Ferriss

Susan Ferriss is a reporter specializing in children's issues at the nonprofit investigative news group the Center for Public Integrity in Washington, D.C. Among other stories, she's investigated policies that force farmworker kids out of school and excessive police ticketing of middle-school students in Los Angeles. As a Latin America correspondent for Cox Newspapers for nine years, Susan also reported on migration and transnational crime in Central America. 
A closeup photo of a blonde woman wearing a blue shirt beside her husband, whose face has been blurred for privacy.
Americans’ immigration emergency: Their spouses could be deported or exiled if they seek green cards
Donald Trump stands with his hands raised at the front of the House of Representatives. Behind him, Nancy Pelosi looks on.
Commentary: Trump’s immigration blame game
a shrine at an accident scene
Politics
Tragic immigrant deaths fuel drive to ‘flip’ California GOP congressional district
Children stand next to a banner against the US President's proposed end of the DACA program
Justice
Thousands of immigrants with ‘protected status’ face possible deportation
Woman and man embracing with relative crying in foreground
Conflict
This piece of legislation could change the way the US judges refugees
Josue “Josh” Muniz, now 20, is suing the San Bernardino City Unified School District and a school police officer for excessive force and negligent training. The suit alleges that the officer grabbed Muniz, then 17, by the throat, pepper sprayed him and b
Justice
In San Bernardino County, there’s an epidemic of questionable arrests by school police
Moving to end two systems of punishment for pupils
Education
Congress, Obama tackle unequal treatment of minors in juvenile justice system
Kayleb Moon-Robinson — who is diagnosed as autistic — had barely started sixth grade last fall in Lynchburg, Virginia, when a school resource officer filed charges against him. Kayleb was charged with disorderly conduct for kicking over a trash can and th
Justice
UPDATE: How kicking a trash can became criminal for a 6th grader
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Justice
Central American kids wait in life-or-death limbo to see if they can stay in the US