CLINIC • August 2 – 16, 2024 • 2-3:30 p.m. ET
This three-part webinar series will review the basic of obtaining Special Immigrant Juvenile Status for children who have experienced abuse, abandonment, or neglect by one or both parents.
Children at Risk at the Border: Evaluation of the Protection and Care of Unaccompanied Mexican Migrant Children
Appleseed Mexico (April 2024)
This report highlights shortcomings in current practices surrounding the treatment of Mexican unaccompanied children at the U.S.-Mexico border and offers recommendations for improvement.
A Path to Evidence-Based Services for Unaccompanied Children
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants & Child Trends (May 2024)
This brief reviews the outcomes an evaluation of USCRI’s Home Study and Post-Release Services programs and provides recommendations on moving toward an evidence-based national model for Home Study and Post-Release Services for unaccompanied children.
Expanding Language Access in Federally Supported Programs: Practical Solutions for Persistent Problems
Jacob Hofstetter & Margie McHugh, Migration Policy Institute (June 2024)
This policy brief reviews federal language access requirements, gaps in existing frameworks for ensuring language access, and recommendations for improvement.
Securing Our Future: The Need for a Pathway to Citizenship for Dreamers
Children Thrive Action Network (June 14, 2024)
This factsheet reviews the impacts of inaction in Congress for DACA recipients and their families.
Supporting Students from Immigrant Families
Learning for Justice Magazine, Southern Poverty Law Center (n.d.)
This page offers resources for supporting students and parents in immigrant families, including links to Know Your Rights info for families and resources for on best practices for educators.
Featured Issue: Executive Actions to Promote Family Unity and Help Dreamers
American Immigration Lawyers Association (June 26, 2024)
This page offers announcements and resources on the Parole-in-Place program announced June 18, 2024.
Unaccompanied minors are representing themselves in immigration court, alarming advocates
Laura Romero, ABC News (June 3, 2024)
Since immigration courts don’t guarantee a right to legal counsel, many unaccompanied children must face immigration court without immigration attorneys, forced to represent themselves.
Biden’s new immigration order restricts asylum claims along the border. Here’s how it works.
Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (June 4, 2024)
The Biden administration announced a new executive action that restricts access to asylum for migrants who enter the U.S. unlawfully when the border is considered overwhelmed.
Trump on Immigration: Tearing Apart Immigrant Families, Communities, and the Fabric of our Nation
ACLU (June 6, 2024)
This memo series reviews the potential threats to immigrant families and the U.S. immigration system under a second Trump administration.
Manchin leads push to overturn Biden rule on unaccompanied migrant children
Alexander Bolton, The Hill (June 7, 2024)
Senator Manchin is leading a resolution to rescind the new Biden administration rule on the care of unaccompanied migrant children.
Venezuelan family traveled for 3 months, only to be denied asylum claim at the border
Michelle Jokisch Polo, NPR (June 10, 2024)
After a 3-month journey that included traversing the dangerous Darien Gap, a Venezuelan family is denied asylum at the border as a result of the new Biden administration asylum restrictions.
Where unaccompanied migrant children in the PNW come from
Christine Clarridge, Joseph Gallivan, Alex Fitzpatrick, & Kavya Beharaj; Axios Seattle (June 10, 2024)
Based on data obtained by the NY Times via FOIA, the majority of unaccompanied migrant children arriving to Seattle and Portland between 2015 and 2023 were from Central America.
ACLU and migrant rights groups sue over Biden’s asylum crackdown
Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (June 13, 2024)
The ACLU and multiple migrant rights groups have sued the Biden administration over its new restrictions on asylum.
Biden unveils new immigration program offering legal status to 500,000 spouses of U.S. citizens
Kathryn Watson & Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (June 18, 2024)
The Biden administration has announced a new program that offers legal status to undocumented immigrant spouses of U.S.-citizens.
Immigrant families rejoice over Biden’s expansive move toward citizenship, while some are left out
Valerie Gonzalez & Juan A. Lozano, AP News (June 19, 2024)
While the Biden administration’s new Parole-in-Place program offers legal relief to hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants, many who miss the cutoff dates or other eligibility requirements remain in limbo.
Attorneys say Biden administration’s new safety standards for migrant children in custody not enough
Attorneys say Biden administration’s new safety standards for migrant children in custody not enough
Jamie Ding, AP News (June 21, 2024)
Attorneys for unaccompanied migrant children argue that new Biden administration rules are not doing enough to protect the safety and wellbeing of unaccompanied children in government custody.
Working with Immigrant Families Who are Child Welfare System Involved: Promoting Inclusive Practices & Policy Recommendations
Kristina Lovato & Sophia Sepp; Center on Immigration and Child Welfare (June 2024)
This policy brief highlights the various models child welfare agencies have developed to effectively serve immigrant children and families who touch the child welfare system and identifies policy and practice solutions to increase equitable service provision to this population.
The Impact of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Surveillance Technology on the Well-being of the Children of Immigrants
Mirian G. Martinez-Aranda, American Behavioral Scientist (November 25, 2023)
This study explores the negative impacts of ICE’s surveillance technologies, i.e., electronic monitors on children’s well-being and the parent–child relationship.
US Immigration Policy Stressors and Latinx Youth Mental Health
Kathleen M. Roche, Rebecca M. B. White, Roushanac Partovi, Elizabeth Vaquera, and Todd D. Little; JAMA Pediatrics (May 13, 2024)
This study explored the impact of immigration-related stressors on parent-child relationships and the mental health of Latinx adolescents.
