This guide provides an analysis of President Obama’s plan for immigration reform, including an overview of the Deferred Action for Parents of American and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) program and information on the expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
Read Overview and Download GuideWe are excited to announce that the Migration and Child Welfare National Network is now the Center on Immigration and Child Welfare. We think this new identity better reflects who we are and what we do and allows us the opportunity to expand into exciting new areas to help build the capacity of child welfare systems to address the needs of children in immigrant families. We hope that you will help us spread this exciting news to all of your related networks.
Read the Press ReleaseWritten by Laila Hlass, this article discusses patterns in the number of Special Immigrant Juvenile Status applicants across states and over time.
Read Full ArticlePresented by Yali Lincroft (Program Officer, Walter S. Johnson Foundation), November 2014
View PresentationA YouTube video featuring the stories of three children of the tens of thousands who have been forced to flee Central America due to violence.
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California Senate Bill 873 clarifies the role and responsibility of the superior courts in making the findings needed for determining whether an individual is eligible for Special Immigration Juvenile Status. This report provides information regarding the background for this legislation as well as the efforts underway to assist the courts (i.e., providing education, resources, and other services).
View ReportThese materials, from an October 2014 training, cover information on a range of topics related to representing unaccompanied immigrant children, including best practices for working with unaccompanied children, information on immigration law and removal proceedings, ethical considerations in representing unaccompanied minors, Special Immigration Juvenile Status, U and T Visas, and asylum law and initial jurisdiction issues.
Access ResourcesA Fact sheet that provides information to help education leaders better understand the responsibilities of States Local Education Agencies in connection with migrant students and the existing resources available to help educate immigrant students.
Read Full TextA comprehensive list of resources for those working with the unaccompanied immigrant children population.
Access ResourcesThis resource summarizes the key provisions of the Directive and provides tips to those working within the dependency system on how to best ensure an immigrant parent can meaningfully participate in the dependency proceedings.
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Part two of a series titled “Beyond the Border”. This segment titled “This is Our Home” discusses the experiences of a rancher who lives close to an immigration checkpoint and has found bodies, clothing, food, and other items of immigrants who were trying to make it through Brooks County, TX without being caught.
Watch the VideoPart one of a series “Beyond the Border”. This segment titled, “Into the Wilderness”, discusses the experiences of one immigrant by the name of Exelina, and also presents data associated with the time that Exelina was migrating to the U.S.
Watch the videoCivil rights group files a lawsuit asking a federal court to stop the Obama administration from expediting families being held in Artesia, NM. The 60-page legal complaint, on behalf of seven women and three children at the facility in Artesia, N.M., alleges that the Department of Homeland Security has denied due process rights to the families as it seeks to deport the hundreds of undocumented immigrants being housed there.
Read the ArticleThis is a twelve-minute video that shows VICE News traveling to the border between Texas and Tamaulipas to speak to people who have been detained on both sides of the border. They told us about their reasons for crossing the border, how they were detained, what their stay was like inside the detention centers, their plans for the future, and their fears.
Watch the VideoThis article discusses the reasons behind the number of child migrants has fallen sharply. They include: tighter border policing, raids on the famously dangerous Bestia, road checkpoints, horror tales told by deportees who grappled with drug gangs on the way north, a U.S.-funded advertising blitz on the dangers of the journey, and the high-profile arrests of several human smugglers, or coyotes.
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The author discusses his family’s history with migration, as his grandfather had immigrated to the country in 1907. This author describes his grandfather’s past and contrasts his situation with the immigration crisis and how he believes that the way people are reacting to the fleeing of children from violence in their countries is negative and wrong.
Read the ArticleReligious leaders visit Port Hueneme and discuss their experiences with viewing the facility and meeting with immigrants.
Read the ArticleAs the Obama administration says the number of unaccompanied minors crossing the Southwest border is declining, the White House is being urged to stop fast-tracking their deportation hearings. That call is coming from an unusual source: one of the nation’s top immigration judges. This judge asserts that fast-tracking increases the likelihood of further clogging the court system, as the practice could lead to appeals based on non-citizens’ lack of understanding of the U.S. process.
Read the ArticleThis article discusses the reasons why unaccompanied immigrant children should have legal counsel while they navigate the immigration court system.
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