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May 14
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Why separate immigrant children from parents? The politics of fear — just indirectly.

By | In the News

Why separate immigrant children from parents? The politics of fear — just indirectly.

Philip Bump, Washington Post (May 11, 2018)

White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly came off as rather callous in an interview with NPR after being asked about separating young children from their parents at the border. NPR’s John Burnett noted that many felt that a policy of pulling children away from parents if families entered the country illegally was “cruel and heartless.” Kelly dismissed that concern. “I wouldn’t put it quite that way,” he said. “The children will be taken care of — put into foster care or whatever.”

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May 14
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Under Trump Proposal, Lawful Immigrants Might Be Inclined To Shun Health Benefits

By | In the News

Under Trump Proposal, Lawful Immigrants Might Be Inclined To Shun Health Benefits

Christina Jewett and Melissa Bailey and Paula Andalo, Kaiser Health News (May 11, 2018)

The Trump administration is considering a policy change that might discourage immigrants who are seeking permanent residency from using government-supported health care, a scenario that is alarming some doctors, hospitals and patient advocates.

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May 14
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Undocumented Parents Trying to Reunite With Their Children May Face Deportation Under New Proposal

By | In the News

Undocumented Parents Trying to Reunite With Their Children May Face Deportation Under New Proposal

Katie Shepherd, American Immigration Council (May 11, 2018)

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may soon be checking the immigration status of all potential sponsors of children who arrive unaccompanied at the U.S border, as well as any adult members of the potential sponsor’s household. The new proposal to expand screening likely will have a chilling effect on immigrant communities, leading to unaccompanied children languishing in shelters or foster care and ultimately preventing family reunification.

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May 14
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Running to stand still: Trauma symptoms, coping strategies, and substance use behaviors in unaccompanied migrant youth

By | Child Well-Being, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Youth, Research, Research Highlight, Trauma, Unaccompanied Minors, Unaccompanied Minors Research

Running to stand still: Trauma symptoms, coping strategies, and substance use behaviors in unaccompanied migrant youth

Jodi Berger Cardoso, Children and Youth Services Review (April 9, 2018)

The current study explores: (a) the frequency of posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, suicidal ideation, and substance use, (b) trauma exposure at pre-migration, migration, and post-migration, and (c) how youth may cope with these adversities among unaccompanied migrant youth, with special attention to their implications for health and well-being.

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May 14
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A Resilience Perspective on Immigrant Youth Adaptation and Development

By | Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Research, Research Highlight, Resources, Social Work

A Resilience Perspective on Immigrant Youth Adaptation and Development

Frosso Motti-Stefanid and Ann S. Masten, Handbook on Positive Development of Minority Children and Youth (February 8, 2017)

Immigrant youth make up a large and important part of society, making their successful adaptation an important issue. In spite of the challenges they face, most of them adapt well in their new countries. However, considerable diversity in their adaptation has been found, prompting the central question of this piece: “Who among immigrant youth adapt well and why?”  

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May 14
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Immigration, Acculturation and Parenting

By | Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Families Research, Parenting, Research, Research Highlight, Resources

Immigration, Acculturation and Parenting

Marc H. Bornstein, PhD and Yvonne Bohr, PhD, Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development (April 2011)

Parenting occupies a central node in the nexus between culture and adaptive human development. While parents in all societies are expected to nurture and protect young children, culture influences a wide array of family functions including roles, decision-making patterns, and cognitions and practices related to childrearing and child development. Parenting may be subjected to complex transformations when families emigrate from one society to settle in another.

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May 14
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Government to Criminally Prosecute More Migrants and Separate Them From Their Children

By | In the News

Government to Criminally Prosecute More Migrants and Separate Them From Their Children

Joshua Breisblatt, American Immigration Council (May 8, 2018)

The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced they will be stepping up prosecutions of individuals along the southern border, including the likely prosecution of asylum seekers and the increase of children being separated from their parents as they undergo criminal prosecution.

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May 14
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Breaking Up Immigrant Families: A Look at the Latest Border Tactic

By | Highlighted Resources, Law/Policy Highlight

Breaking Up Immigrant Families: A Look at the Latest Border Tactic

Miriam Jordan, New York Times (May 12, 2018)

The Justice Department adheres to its “zero tolerance” immigration policy on the Southwest border, criminally prosecuting 11 members of a caravan of migrants from Central America for crossing the border illegally. At least four of those facing criminal charges had children taken from them and placed into separate custody.

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May 14
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Research Brief: Immigrants at a Loss

By | Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention, Child Well-Being, CICW Publications, Highlighted Resources, Parenting, Research Briefs, Research Highlight, Resources, Social Work

Immigrants at a Loss: The Need for Services that Promote Child Well-being Among Latino Families with Child Welfare Contact

Megan Finno-Velasquez, PhD and Sophia Sepp, Center on Immigration and Child Welfare (May 15, 2018)

This research brief highlights the central findings of a three-study dissertation that explored the needs of high-risk Latino families with child welfare contact and the barriers that exist in receiving services to meet those needs through a quantitative examination of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being (NSCAWII).

May 14
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DHS proposal would change rules for minors in immigration detention

By | Highlighted Resources, Law/Policy Highlight, Resources

DHS proposal would change rules for minors in immigration detention

Maria Saccheti, Washington Post (May 9, 2018)

The Trump administration is attempting to rewrite the rules for detaining immigrant children apprehended at the border, seeking greater flexibility on everything from their snack times to their asylum applications in the United States, according to a copy of the proposal obtained by The Washington Post.

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May 13
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Cross-Border Mediation Conference

By | Opportunities

Cross-Border Mediation Conference: Dispute Resolution for International Families In Your Community

June 5, 2018 • Washington, D.C., co-hosted by International Social Service-USA (ISS-USA), MK Family Law, The George Washington University School of Law, and Leslie Ellen Shear, Attorney and Counselor at Law.

This event will bring together leading experts to discuss mediation as a key process to help cross-border families with their complex situations. Scheduled one day prior to the annual AFCC Conference in D.C., conference attendees will have a wealth of resources and excellent networking opportunities at their finger-tips.

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May 13
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Looking at Hispanic Families Access through Multiple Dimensions: Findings from the National Research Center on Hispanic Children

By | Opportunities

Looking at Hispanic Families Access through Multiple Dimensions: Findings from the National Research Center on Hispanic Children

Wed, May 23, 2018 • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MST

Researchers from the National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families will present highlights from their work aimed at better understanding the early care and education experiences (ECE) of Latino families. Join us to learn more about Hispanic families’ ECE preferences, search behaviors, and utilization patterns as well as the access, availability, and quality of ECE used by Hispanic families. Representatives from Child Care Aware will discuss the implication of this research for policy and programs.

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May 13
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This New Federal Law Will Change Foster Care As We Know It

By | Highlighted Resources, Law/Policy Highlight

This New Federal Law Will Change Foster Care As We Know It

Teresa Wiltz, The Pew Charitable Trusts (May 2, 2018)

A new federal law, called the Family First Prevention Services Act, prioritizes keeping families together and puts more money toward at-home parenting classes, mental health counseling and substance abuse treatment — and puts limits on placing children in institutional settings such as group homes

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May 13
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Facebook LIVE Chat for Legal Professionals

By | Opportunities

Facebook LIVE Chat for Legal Professionals w/ISS-USA Staff

Wed, May 16th • 1-2pm EST

FREE Facebook Live Chat for  legal professional interested in how International Social Service-USA (ISS-USA) can assist with obtaining information and documents to support applications for immigration relief; serving legal notices overseas; permanency planning across international borders; finding family in a foreign country for your client; and more!

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Apr 27
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Detention and Removal of Alien Parents or Legal Guardians (formerly Parental Interests Directive)

By | Detention, Federal Policy, ICE, Law & Policy, Parental Interests Directive

Detention and Removal of Alien Parents or Legal Guardians (formerly Parental Interests Directive)

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (August 29, 2017)

This updated version of the Parental Interests Directive was recently made available to the public and contains new language and information.

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Apr 27
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Identity and the Second Generation: How Children of Immigrants Find Their Space

By | Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Families Research, Practice, Practice Highlight, Research, Social Workers

Identity and the Second Generation: How Children of Immigrants Find Their Space

Faith G. Nibbs & Caroline Brettell, Vanderbilt University Press (April 4, 2016)

Using ethnographic research, the contributors of this text explore and present how children of immigrants build a sense of identity and community in the age of the digital world.

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Apr 27
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ACLU files class action against ICE, President Trump detainment policy

By | Detention, ICE, In the News, Legal/Law

ACLU files class action against ICE, President Trump detainment policy

Erin McCarthy Holliday, Jurist (April 12, 2018)

The ACLU of Massachusetts filed a class action lawsuit against President Trump and other administration officials on behalf of a Rhode Island resident and Guatemalan native, along with six similarly-situated plaintiffs, in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The lawsuit argues that ICE’s efforts to detain and remove the non-citizens in the suit violates the rights of all petitioners under the due process and equal protection guarantees of the US Constitution, the Immigration and Nationality Act and its regulations, and the Administrative Procedure Act.

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