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Excuse Me! What Is The Orphan Tax?
When a child loses a parent, Social Security pays them a survivor benefit their mom or dad earned through years of work. But if that child ends up in foster care, many states have been quietly taking that money for themselves. Tim Walz once said those benefits gave him dignity growing up. Minnesota is still one of 13 hold-out states stealing these funds from orphans today.
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EXCLUSIVE: Fed timeline challenges reports of migrant baby facing immigration judge alone
A federal timeline provided by officials overseeing unaccompanied migrant children challenges reports that a 1-year-old boy was left to navigate immigration court without counsel, showing that legal service providers intervened to secure representation following an initial hearing.Addressing media reports highlighting toddlers appearing before immigration judges, Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Acting Director Angie Salazar and Senior Advisor John Fabbricatore pushed back on headlines alleging systemic gaps in child legal representation, arguing that contractor failures and lack of invoice oversight created the initial court lapses."We don't have this big movement where we have a bunch of 1-year-olds who are going to court," Fabbricatore told Fox News Digital.
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EXCLUSIVE: Afrikaner Refugees Land In America — And They’re Ready To Contribute
One week before Tina Burger gave birth, her husband, an Afrikaner farmer, was killed by an unknown attacker. Nearly three decades later, she stepped off a plane at Washington Dulles International Airport to start a new life in America.
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How Head Start Can Serve More Children for Less
One might think that Head Start could either reduce costs or serve more children, but Alex Adams, assistant secretary at the Administration for Children and Families, is proving that to be a false dichotomy.
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Administration for Children and Families leader looks to eliminate 'Orphan Tax'
The federal Administration for Children and Families is looking to end the so-called "orphan tax" in every state, including New York.The practice allows state child welfare agencies to intercept a foster child's deceased caregiver's federal and Social Security benefits to reimburse themselves for the costs of foster care. That's care the state is legally required to provide for every foster child.New York is one of the remaining 13 states to uphold the practice.Alex Adams, the assistant secretary for ACF, joined "The Rush Hour" on Wednesday to talk about the latest moves to end the practice nationwide.Watch the interview.
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How Many Government Rules Are Really Necessary?
How much government could we all do without? President Donald Trump says that red tape, when cut, becomes beautiful. Truer words were never spoken, and last week this column noted his encouraging progress in repealing misguided rules enacted by his predecessors. Now a few recent examples suggest that half or more of government regulation is completely unnecessary. Alex Adams, an assistant secretary of health and human services, writes in the Washington Post and shares his experience in state government.
