Explainer: Immigrants and the Use of Public Benefits in the United States
Valerie Lacarte, Migration Policy Institute (October 2024)
This explainer reviews access and restrictions to public benefits for immigrants.
Insights for clinical providers and community leaders: Unaccompanied immigrant children’s mental health includes caregiver support
Johanna Creswell Báez et al., Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal (September 6, 2024)
This study interviewed UCs, their caregivers, healthcare professionals, mental health providers, and community leaders in Houston, Texas to understand the lived experience and mental health needs of UCs and their caregivers.
Barriers and bridges to well-being for Latinx immigrant youth in a new Latinx destination: A digital narrative inquiry
Jenn Lilly, Children and Youth Services Review (May 2024)
This study examined barriers and facilitators to Latinx immigrant youth wellbeing via a digital narrative research project.
Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowship Awarded to CICW Director
Center on Immigration & Child Welfare (September 2024)
CICW Director, Dr. Kristina Lovato has been awarded a two-year fellowship from the Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP)’s Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowship program 2024-2026 and will be expand her research on mental health and social service access among unaccompanied immigrant transitional age youth (TAY) to also examine social and economic mobility among this population to better serve their needs.
Mixed-Status Families and Immigrant Families with Children Continued Avoiding Safety Net Programs in 2023
Dulce Gonzalez, Hamutal Bernstein, Michael Karpman, Genevieve M. Kenney; Urban Institute (August 7, 2024)
This report provides updated estimates of chilling effects on pubic safety net program use among immigrant families.
Latinx Immigrant Health: Does Immigrants’ Perceptions of Integration Protect their Health?
Mirella Deniz-Zaragoza, Esaú Casimiro Vieyra, and Cecilia Ayón; Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences (September 9, 2024)
This study explored the relationship between immigrants’ perceptions of integration and their self-rated health and psychological distress
Schools, Stability, and Community Prosperity: New Students Seeking Asylum
Women’s Refugee Commission (September 12, 2024)
This backgrounder explores current challenges affecting newcomer students and provides recommendations to improve school and community supports.
Practical Solutions that Protect Unaccompanied Children Seeking Safety
Kids in Needs of Defense (September 24, 2024)
This blueprint reviews issues and policies impacting unaccompanied children and provides recommendations the U.S. government can take to improve child protection and well-being.
Overview, Tips, and Considerations When Applying for Keeping Families Together Parole in Place for Spouses and Stepchildren of U.S. Citizens
Ariel Brown, Immigrant Legal Resource Center (September 24, 2024)
This practice advisory reviews the new “Keeping Families Together” parole in place process for certain spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens.
Expose and Disrupt
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (September 24, 2024)
This guide reviews how state Public Records Act (PRA) requests can be used to advocate against immigration enforcement.
Why the Children of Immigrants Tend to Be More Anxious Than Their Parents
Nicole Froio, Refinery 29 (September 3, 2024)
Recent research indicates that children of immigrant parents are more likely to experience anxiety and mental health symptoms than immigrants themselves.
Oversight Agency Says 32,000 Unaccompanied Children Are Missing. But Are They?
American Immigration Council Staff, Immigration Impact (September 5, 2024)
A recently published report by the OIG has led to claims that ICE lost track of 32,000 UCs. However, this article delves into the more nuanced reality of the situation and gaps in the OIG report.
They won their immigration cases. But months later, they still await release
Juliana Kim, NPR (September 9, 2024)
Many immigrants continue to await release from detention after winning their immigration cases.
Q&A: Unaccompanied children need legal representation
Acacia Center for Justice, Smart Brief (September 12, 2024)
This Q&A explores the importance of legal representation for unaccompanied children coming to the U.S.
What Can Play Therapy Offer Immigrant Children?
Lyrica Fils-Aimé, Psychology Today (September 13, 2024)
Play therapy can offer many benefits to immigrant and first generation children who experience various immigration-related stressors.
One Unaccompanied Minor’s Journey to the US Sparks Hope in California’s Pilot Program
Lauren DeLaunay Miller, KQED (September 13, 2024)
A new model program in CA called the Children’s Holistic Immigration Representation Project provides wraparound services to immigrant youth, integrating both social services and legal aid.
Kids who migration left behind: The challenging rescue of children who have been victims of violence in Mexico
Carla Gloria Colome, El País (September 15, 2024)
An advocate helps reunite children who have been separated from their parents and left in vulnerable situations in their homelands.
Report reveals ‘systemic child abuse’ of unaccompanied immigrant children by CBP
Carola Guerrero De León, The Latin Times (September 16, 2024)
A new report details hundreds of reports of abuse of unaccompanied immigrant children by Border Patrol in AZ and CA.
Young girl reunites with family in Waukegan after crossing into country from southern border
Vi Nguyen, NBC Chicago (September 19, 2024)
A 12-year-old unaccompanied minor is finally reunited with her family in the Chicago area after challenges navigating the ORR system.
Immigrant families reunited after decades apart through international nonprofit
Crystal Bailey, KTVU Fox 2 (September 20, 2024)
A non-profit organization, International Convention on Human Rights and Migration, works with government officials to reunite immigrant families through a program called Palomas Mensajeras.
