Are 300,000 migrant children missing in the US?
Bernd Debusmann Jr, BBC (November 26, 2024 )
This article analyses claims from the incoming Trump administration that there are 300,000 missing migrant children.
Trump Is Banned From Separating Families at the Border Again. Will He Fight It?
Brian Bennett, Time (November 25, 2024)
Despite an eight-year ban that prohibits the US government from separating families at the border for purposes immigration deterance, resulting from a settlement in relation to the first Trump administration’s zero tolerance policy, advocates anticipate potential challenges by the incoming Trump administration.
Launch of the Dataset of World Refugee and Asylum Policies
Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement • January 16, 2025 • 10am EST
This event will launch the Dataset of World Refugee and Asylum Policies (DWRAP), which is the first global dataset of asylum and refugee policies, and will discuss the tool’s features and uses for exploring policy questions.
Fact Sheet: Guidance for Child Welfare Agencies to Prepare for a 2nd Trump Administration
Randi Mandelbaum, Rutgers Law School, and Sophia Sepp, Center on Immigration and Child Welfare Initiative (December 2024)
This fact sheet provides 5 top tips for child welfare practitioners and agencies working with immigrant children and families to prepare for anticipated policy changes during the second Trump administration.
Community Leaders’ Perceptions of the Unique Service Barriers and Facilitators Among Immigrant Families With Young Children in the Rural U.S.–Mexico Border Region
Anayeli Lopez, Megan Finno-Velasquez, Sophia Sepp, et al.; Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services (November 11, 2024)
The study explores the unique service access barriers and facilitators experienced by immigrant families along the rural U.S.–Mexico border from the perspectives of agency and government representatives.
Unaccompanied Children: Efforts by the Office of Refugee Resettlement to Address GAO Recommendations
Unaccompanied Children: Efforts by the Office of Refugee Resettlement to Address GAO Recommendations
U.S. Government Accountability Office (November 19, 2024)
This report details the efforts of ORR to address recommendations related to its role in caring for unaccompanied children, which were identified in recent GAO reports.
Strengthening Migration Management and Protection of Unaccompanied Haitian Children
Kids in Need of Defense (October 1, 2024)
This policy brief provides recommendations for protecting unaccompanied Haitian children, including offering safe and legal alternatives to dangerous migration routes.
Expected Immigration Policies Under a Second Trump Administration and Their Health and Economic Implications
Drishti Pillai & Samantha Artiga, Kaiser Family Foundation (November 21, 2024)
This issue brief reviews the anticipated immigration policies of President-elect Trump’s 2nd administration and the potential economic and health consequences.
Children on the Move: Core Skills and Knowledge for Social Workers and Para Social Workers
International Social Service – USA (November 2024)
This training package is designed for social and para-social workers who support Children on the Move. The curriculum addresses the unique needs of children in refugee, internal displacement and international migration contexts.
The 21st Birthday Eligibility Cutoff for SIJS
Rachel Prandini and Miosotti Tenecora, Immigrant Legal Resource Center (November 15, 2024)
This practice alert reviews successful and unsuccessful arguments for use when an SIJS petition is filed on or after the youth’s 21st birthday.
He Was 5 When Border Agents Took Him From His Father. He Hasn’t Forgotten.
Miriam Jordan, The New York Times (October 28, 2024)
A migrant child separated from his family and placed in foster care seven years ago due to the Trump zero tolerance policy recounts his story.
DACA recipients are able to sign up for Obamacare for the first time
Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News (November 1, 2024)
DACA recipients can get now get health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
Immigrant rights groups ready to challenge President-elect Trump’s policies
Sergio Martínex-Beltrán, NPR (November 7, 2024)
Immigrant rights groups stand poised to fight back against harmful immigration policies under a 2nd Trump administration.
Judge strikes down Biden program shielding immigrant spouses from deportation
The Associated Press, NPR (November 8, 2024)
A federal judge has ended the Biden administration’s parole-in-place program that intended to provide a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens.
Trump’s mass deportation plan looms over migrant families in California’s Central Valley
Esteban Reynoso, CBS News (November 12, 2024)
Immigrants who live in CA’s Central Valley speak to worries that a 2nd Trump presidency brings.
Immigrant advocates to Biden: ‘Meet the urgency of the moment’
Rafael Bernal, The Hill (November 14, 2024)
A coalition of 138 immigrant advocacy groups have called on the Biden administration to take executive action to protect certain vulnerable immigrants from President-elect Trump’s promise of mass deportations.
Trump promised the ‘largest deportation’ in U.S. history. Here’s how he might start
Steve Inskeep & Christopher Thomas, NPR (November 14, 2024)
This article dives into how the Trump 2.0 administration campaign promise of mass deportations may unfold.
In wake of Trump win, Chicago Board of Education moves to reaffirm protections for immigrants
Becky Vevea & Reema Amin, Chalkbeat (November 14, 2024)
Following the 2024 presidential election, the Chicago Board of Education passed a resolution to strengthen protections for students of various immigration statuses, gender identities, and sexual orientation.
Think Immigration: Children Should Not Face Immigration Court Alone
Magdalena Murphy, AILA (November 19, 2024)
This article speaks to the importance of legal representation for unaccompanied immigrant children, which could be addressed with the Immigration Court Efficiency and Children’s Court Act of 2023.
How millions of US children would be hurt by Trump’s mass deportation plan: ‘Deep harm is intentional’
Robin Buller, The Guardian (November 22, 2024)
Millions of children living with undocumented immigrant parents in the U.S. will face constant fear and the threat of family separation under a 2nd Trump presidency.
