Children from Central America face serious danger as the Trump Administration has ended the Central American Minors program (CAM), which has provided them temporary protection in the U.S. from the violence and gang presence in their home countries.
Read the Press Release2012 research by the Center for Immigration Studies showed that 51% of immigrant-headed households (documented and/or undocumented) accessed some kind of welfare program during the year. However, the accuracy of this statement requires clarification of definitions, context, and scope.
Read the StatementBroward schools in Florida have committed to providing support to their immigrant students in response to rising fear of deportation. Supportive measures include education and celebration around culture, diversity and immigration, preparation for potential crises, and resource and information sharing.
Read the StoryThe Quality Improvement Center on Domestic Violence in Child Welfare (QIC-DVCW) invites applications for Research and Capacity Building Projects (RCBPs).
Learn MoreInterns at the Refugee Center Online created a video entitled “10 Tips for Success in School” to aid refugee and immigrant students in succeeding in this new environment.
Watch the VideoThis practice advisory discusses the implications of Ramirez v. Brown and Flores v. USCIS for TPS recipients and other categories of family and employment-based adjustment.
Read the Practice AdvisoryThis tool will help immigrant legal service providers and community-based organizations plan to effectively and efficiently respond to DACA termination.
Get the PlanIn light of the impending end of DACA, this factsheet explores other potential legislative avenues that may protect those current and potential beneficiaries of the initiative who may face deportation.
Get the Fact SheetThe California Policy Immigrant Center has compiled resources and information related to DACA, including important policy issues, upcoming events and actions, and mental health and other resources geared toward current beneficiaries.
Get the GuideA practice resource for attorneys determining the eligibility of DACA seekers for longer-term immigration relief options.
Get the ResourceA new study shows that immigration relief, such as the DACA program, bestowed upon undocumented parents improves the mental health and well-being of their children. In fact, diagnoses of mental illness in the children of DACA-protected mothers fell by about 50% after the temporary relief came into effect.
Read MoreThis resource guide about education and immigration provides immigrant students and their families with safety tips and information about their rights if confronted by ICE.
Access BookletHighlights: Visit with the Mexico Consulate in Tucson, immigrant organization representatives, Mexican Institute of Migration (INAM) Grupos Beta, Kino Border Initiative women’s shelter, and CAMDEP.
Contact Jeremy ArpFeatures organization plenary sessions on the opioid epidemic, immigrant child health, advocacy and gun safety, among 350 other sessions.
Learn MoreThis study examines how children’s and parents’ immigration status (U.S. born, legal immigrant, or undocumented) is associated with children’s access to insurance and healthcare and with children’s physical health. (Link provides abstract only without institutional or paid access.)
Read the AbstractU.S. citizen children and their undocumented parents often share risks and limitations associated with undocumented immigration status, characterized here as multigenerational punishment, a distinct form of legal violence where the sanctions intended for a specific population spill over to negatively affect individuals who are not targeted by laws. (Link provides abstract only without institutional or paid access.)
Read the AbstractMore than a fifth of TPS holders arrived as children under 16 and now have families with citizen children.
Read the StoryBill provides opportunity for those who immigrated as youths to have path toward citizenship.
Read the ArticleMA Supreme Court rules court officers may not arrest and detain immigrants based solely on a detainer.
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