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January 22, 2021
Multi-Day Joint Agency Operation Lost Angels Leads to the Recovery of 33 Missing Children During Trafficking Awareness Month
On behalf of more than two dozen partner agencies, Assistant Director in Charge Kristi K. Johnson, of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, announced the results of ”Operation Lost Angels,” an initiative which began on January 11th and recently culminated in the recovery of 33 children.
During January Human Trafficking Awareness Month the FBI worked with the Los Angeles Police Department, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, and more than two dozen law enforcement and non-governmental partners to identify, locate, and recover missing children, particularly those who have been or were suspected of being sexually exploited and/or trafficked.
Valley family opens home to foster child, encourages others to do the same
Despite the pandemic, foster families across the state and country are making huge differences in the lives of children in need.
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PHOENIX â Fostering a child is a gift so many in our community are willing to give and right now in Arizona, roughly 14,000 kids are in the foster care system.
The Arizona Department of Child Safety says its goal is to provide a stable and loving family until a child can safely return home.
Lisa and Liam Hall, a mother and son duo, are providing stability for one 6-year-old girl. Three days after receiving her foster care license, Lisa received news that her home was needed.
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NCLA Appeal Challenges AZ Dept. of Child Safety’s Low Burden of Proof and Lack of Due
New Civil Liberties AllianceDecember 29, 2020 GMT
Washington, D.C., Dec. 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a nonpartisan, nonprofit, civil rights group has appealed the decision of a Maricopa County Superior Court judge in the case of Phillip B. v. Mike Faust and Arizona Department of Child Safety to the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One. NCLA contends the administrative review system in place at the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS), which allows the agency’s head to reject or modify the decisions of independent ALJs, is unconstitutional. NCLA further argues that in reviewing those actions the Superior Court must not defer to the DCS Director’s factual or legal findings and should instead uphold the ALJ’s decision or else provide the accused a new trial