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Jun 18
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Leahy Leads Judiciary Democrats In Letter To Grassley Calling For Hearing On President Trump’s Family Separation Policy

By | Family Separation, Federal Policy, ICE, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law

Leahy Leads Judiciary Democrats In Letter To Grassley Calling For Hearing On President Trump’s Family Separation Policy

U.S. Senate (June 18, 2018)

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led all Judiciary Committee Democrats sent a letter to Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), calling on him to promptly hold a hearing on the Trump administration’s inhumane family separation policy. Since President Trump announced his “zero-tolerance” policy, nearly 2,500 children – some of them just infants – have been torn away from their families at the border.

Jun 18
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Keep Families Together Act

By | Child Well-Being, Detention, Family Separation, Federal Policy, ICE, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law

Keep Families Together Act

U.S. House of Representatives (June, 18 2018)

The Keep Families Together Act is recently proposed legislation to end the Trump Administration’s policy of separating families at the border.  The bill promotes family unity by prohibiting DHS officials from separating children from their parents, except in extraordinary circumstances.

Jun 18
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Code Red The Fatal Consequences of Dangerously Substandard Medical Care in Immigration Detention

By | Detention, ICE, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research Highlight, Safety, Trauma

Code Red: The Fatal Consequences of Dangerously Substandard Medical Care in Immigration Detention

Human Rights Watch (June 2018)

Based on the analysis of independent medical experts, this 72-page report, examines the 15 “Detainee Death Reviews” ICE released from December 2015 through April 2017.

Jun 18
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Family Separation at the Border — The Administration’s “Zero Tolerance” Policy: De Facto Family Separation

By | Child Well-Being, Family Separation, Federal Policy, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Legal/Law, Resources

Family Separation at the Border — The Administration’s “Zero Tolerance” Policy: De Facto Family Separation

Women’s Refugee Commission (May 29, 2018)

This resources explains the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy and provides information about the ramifications for family separation as well as policy recommendations.

Jun 18
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The Real Alternatives to Detention

By | Detention, Federal Policy, ICE, Immigration Enforcement, Legal/Law, Resources

The Real Alternatives to Detention

Women’s Refugee Commission (June 27, 2017)

Immigration detention is growing at an unprecedented rate despite more humane, cost-effective alternatives that ensure due process. In May 2017, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was funded to maintain detention levels of over 39,000 detention spaces each day. This resource highlights alternatives to detention, with special attention to when, why, and how these alternatives should be used.

Jun 12
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She says federal officials took her daughter while she breastfed the child in a detention center

By | In the News

She says federal officials took her daughter while she breastfed the child in a detention center

Ed Lavandera, Jason Morris and Darran Simon, CNN (June 12, 2018)

An undocumented immigrant from Honduras sobbed as she told an attorney how federal authorities took her daughter while she breastfed the child in a detention center, where she was awaiting prosecution for entering the country illegally.

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Jun 12
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Inspectors find 150 health violations at child immigration shelters in Texas

By | In the News

Inspectors find 150 health violations at child immigration shelters in Texas

Clark Mindock, Independent (June 12, 2018)

A recent study by state regulators has found 150 instances of health violations in more than a dozen shelters in Texas where immigrant unaccompanied children are housed after they are detained for trying to enter the United States illegally — or after they are separated from their families.

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Jun 10
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13th edition of World Perspectives on Child Abuse

By | Opportunities

13th edition of World Perspectives on Child Abuse

International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect

The International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) will publish the 13th edition of World Perspectives on Child Abuse,  a collection of information on programs and policies around the world related to child abuse and neglect. Professionals with knowledge of country-level data are asked to contribute by completing an online survey that covers the scope of maltreatment in your country, government policies and documentation, the services available for children and their families, and the barriers and strengths regarding the prevention of child abuse and neglect. To get the survey link, please e-mail resources@ispcan.org.

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Jun 09
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Language competence in forensic interviews for suspected child sexual abuse.

By | Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention, Child Maltreatment, Child Welfare System Research, Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Language Issues, Research, Research Highlight, Trauma

Language competence in forensic interviews for suspected child sexual abuse.

Lisa A. Fontes and Amy C. Tishelman, Child Abuse and Neglect (June 2016)

Forensic interviews with children for suspected child sexual abuse require meeting children “where they are” in terms of their developmental level, readiness to disclose, culture, and language. In this qualitative study, 39 U.S. child forensic interviewers and child advocacy center directors discussed their experiences, practices, and opinions regarding interviews with children and families who are not native speakers of English. Recommendations for practice and further research are included.

Jun 09
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Call for Submissions!

By | Opportunities

Call for Submissions! 

Child Welfare Journal

The Child Welfare Journal is looking for articles that extend knowledge in any child/family welfare or related service; on any aspect of administration, supervision, casework, group work, community organization, teaching, research, or interpretation; on any facet of interdisciplinary approaches to the field; or on issues of social policy that bear on the welfare of children and their families. The deadline is rolling.

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Jun 08
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One Year Later: Immigrant Trauma and How to Deal with It

By | Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Family Separation, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers, Trauma

One Year Later: Immigrant Trauma and How to Deal with It

The Immigrant Learning Center (ILC) (November 2017)

This is a webinar conducted by legal experts, social workers, educators and social service providers coming together to explain the impact of trauma faced by immigrants, how immigration policies have changed this over the year, and best practices to work with clients facing this trauma.

Jun 08
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Otherhood

By | Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Immigrant Youth, Parenting, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers, Youth & Families

Otherhood

Rupa Shenoy, Public Radio International (May 2018)

Otherhood, a podcast from Public Radio International (PRI), was created by experienced journalist Rupa Shenoy, who worked with many immigrant children and developed interests in learning about their unique stories and perspectives. Otherhood is a platform to share different stories of first and second-generation immigrants. Episode are available free of charge on Apple podcasts.

 

Jun 08
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How Child Separation Is Normally Done

By | In the News

How Child Separation Is Normally Done

Josh Michtom, Slate.com (June 8, 2018)

Aside from the few standout cases that make the news, we seldom hear about child-removal proceedings, which take place behind closed doors and affect almost exclusively the very poorest among us. But it’s worth looking at how the system works to understand just how extraordinary the government’s current actions have been in these cases.

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Jun 08
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Exclusive: Nearly 1,800 families separated at U.S.-Mexico border in 17 months through February

By | In the News

Exclusive: Nearly 1,800 families separated at U.S.-Mexico border in 17 months through February

Mica Rosenberg, Reuters (June 8, 2018)

Nearly 1,800 immigrant families were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border from October 2016 through February of this year, according to a senior government official, as President Donald Trump implemented stricter border enforcement policies.

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Jun 08
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US immigration officials can now deport hosts of migrant children

By | In the News

US immigration officials can now deport hosts of migrant children

Tim Henderson, Stateline.org (June 8, 2018)

A new federal policy will allow federal agents to investigate, and possibly arrest and deport, families who step up to host children found at the border. It’s the latest in a series of enforcement actions by the Trump administration intended to discourage a new surge in unauthorized immigrants.

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Jun 06
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Federal Court Allows ACLU Challenge to Proceed in Case Against Trump Administration’s Family Separation Practice

By | Law/Policy Highlight

Federal Court Allows ACLU Challenge to Proceed in Case Against Trump Administration’s Family Separation Practice

American Civil Liberties Union (June 6, 2018)

 A federal judge ruled that the American Civil Liberties Union’s challenge to the Trump administration’s practice of forcibly separating asylum-seeking parents and young children can proceed.

Jun 06
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New U.S. rule will make it harder for immigrant children to reunite with families, advocates fear

By | In the News

New U.S. rule will make it harder for immigrant children to reunite with families, advocates fear

Daniela Silva, NBC News (June 6, 2018)

The proposed Department of Homeland Security rule, which is expected to go into effect after the public comment period ends on Thursday, would allow immigration authorities to examine the criminal background and legal status of anyone who steps forward to sponsor unaccompanied migrant children — usually parents or close relatives already in the U.S. — as well as any other adults living in their home. The rule would also allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement to collect biometric data, such as fingerprints, of the sponsors and other adults in the home.

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Jun 05
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UN office calls on US to stop separating families at border

By | In the News

UN office calls on US to stop separating families at border

World News, Sioux Land Proud (June 5, 2018)

The United Nations human rights office called on the Trump administration Tuesday to “immediately halt” its accelerating policy of separating children from their parents after they cross the U.S. border with Mexico, insisting there is “nothing normal about detaining children.

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