The Trump administration is stepping up its pursuit of parents who paid to have their children illegally brought into the United States, according to people familiar with the matter. The effort, part of a widening crackdown on illegal immigration, is aimed at discouraging families from paying human smuggling organizations.
Read the StoryA Fayetteville Observer investigation found more than 120 children have died in the state within a year of their parents or caregivers being referred to a DSS agency. More than 30 of the children were killed — beaten to death, shot, drowned, smothered or poisoned by drugs.
Read the StoryAccording to a recent brief from the American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law, 20 states include immigration requirements before caregivers can become licensed as foster parents. Eleven other states have licensing standards that represent indirect obstacles for undocumented immigrants in the child welfare system.
Read the StoryDespite Obama-era DHS policy that immigration agents should avoid enforcement operations at sensitive locations like churches, schools, and hospitals, Border Patrol agents arrested the parents of a 2-month-old diagnosed with pyloric stenosis.
Read the StoryThis article discusses the various recent health disasters that are stemming from the Trump administration’s aggressive detention and deportation policies.
Read the StoryAn Ontario advocate for children and youth, recently met with Canadian federal immigration and border officials so they could develop a plan to work together to protect teenagers who come to the province on their own, after seeing an influx of immigrants seeking asylum over the past few months.
Read the StoryThe Emerging Scholars and Practitioners on Migration Issues (ESPMI) Network requests submissions for their Discussion Series on Disrupted Education in the Lives of Refugee Children and Youth. This series will address the greatest impacts of disrupted education on refugee children and potential solutions. The submission deadline is October 15, 2017.
Learn MoreTraining about helping immigrant children, families and communities cope with fear, separation, and loss.
Learn MoreThis webinar will discuss increased patterns involved requests for evidence (RFEs) and notices of intent to deny (NOIDs) with respect to Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) cases as well as strategies for addressing these situations.
View the WebinarThis webinar will be discussing the guide Developing Culturally Responsive Approaches to Serving Diverse Populations: A Resource Guide for Community-Based Organizations. Join the panel—representing policy, training and technical assistance, and programmatic early childhood organizations—as they discuss ways to conceptualize and achieve cultural responsiveness.
Learn MoreThe Foundation for Child Development’s Young Scholars Program (YSP) is pleased to invite you to the first in a three-part webinar series on issues related to children of immigrant families/immigrant children. YSP supports policy and practice-relevant research that is focused on the early learning and development needs of the nation’s children who are growing up under conditions of economic insecurity and social exclusion. For over 10 years, YSP focused on the early learning and developmental needs of immigrant children/children of immigrants. The goal of this series, presented by former YSP grantees, is to increase awareness of the existing YSP research, what is known, and the implications it has for policy and practice.
Learn MoreThis short screening sheet is designed to help child welfare professionals identify potential avenues for noncitizen youth to gain legal status.
Get the Screening QuestionsThis opinion piece, by a child welfare social worker, describes her experiences and work with children within the child welfare system.
Read the OpinionDue to the rise of the number of children entering foster care as a result of parental substance abuse, it is crucial that child welfare systems and providers focus on keeping families together to prevent unnecessary entry into foster care.
Read the OpinionThis Urban Institute-MPI report examines the involvement of families with a deported parent with health and social service systems, as well as their needs and the barriers they face accessing such services.
Read the ReportIn light of the Trump Administration’s announcement of the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) has produced a webinar and other resources which detail current policy changes, ramifications for clients, know-your-rights information, and more. For the time being, current DACA beneficiaries will retain their deferred action status and employment authorization until their current grants conclude.
Learn MoreThe Emerging Scholars and Practitioners on Migration Issues (ESPMI) Network requests submissions for their Discussion Series on Disrupted Education in the Lives of Refugee Children and Youth. This series will address the greatest impacts of disrupted education on refugee children and potential solutions. The submission deadline is October 15, 2017.
Learn MoreDuring this annual series of events, communities bring together immigrants, refugees, and native-born residents to raise awareness of the benefits of welcoming everyone. Find toolkits and resources for hosting your own Welcoming Week event or locate workshops, potlucks, and other events to attend.
Learn MoreThe Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc., the Migration Policy Institute and Georgetown University Law Center convene to discuss relevant policy and legal analysis on immigration. Experts will offer insight regarding the changes to immigration enforcement at the border and in the U.S. interior, the legal challenges related to executive orders, the changes to refugee resettlement and possible reform of the legal immigration system, etc.
Learn MoreThe “train-the-trainer” program prepares local community leaders to deliver the Abriendo Puertas curriculum to parents in their neighborhood.
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