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Apr 26
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Webinar: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Your Client’s I-360 is Approved, Now What?

By | Opportunities

Webinar: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Your Client’s I-360 is Approved, Now What?

Immigrant Legal Resource Center • Speakers: Rachel Prandini & Kris Jackson • May 19, 2022 • 11:00 am to 12:30 p.m. PDT

This webinar is for practitioners with prior experience with Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) and will discuss issues that arise for clients after being granted SIJS.

Apr 26
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Equity in Permanency: Assessing the Scope of International Kinship Placements for Children in the U.S. Foster Care System.

By | Adoption, Child Welfare System Research, Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Foster Care, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Youth, Kinship Care, Research, Research Highlight, Transnational Resources

Equity in Permanency: Assessing the Scope of International Kinship Placements for Children in the U.S. Foster Care System.

Elaine Weisman, Antinia Joiner, Julie Rosicky, Jennifer Gillyard, Khadija Barqadle, Liliana Rosario and Tera Proby, International Social Service – USA (March 2022)

This report and accompanying slide deck detail the results and recommendations of a study conducted by International Social Service USA to better understand cross-border placements and family finding and to identify systems that facilitate and support international connections for children and youth in the child welfare system.

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Mar 31
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Around four-in-ten Latinos in U.S. worry that they or someone close to them could be deported

By | Deportation, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research

Around four-in-ten Latinos in U.S. worry that they or someone close to them could be deported

Mohamad Moslimani, Pew Research Center (February 14, 2022)

This report reviews the percentage of Latino adults who worry about deportation for themselves or for someone close to them.

Mar 31
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Child Maltreatment & Child Migration: Abuse Disclosures by Central American and Mexican Unaccompanied Migrant Children

By | Child Maltreatment, Immigrant Youth, Research, Unaccompanied Minors, Unaccompanied Minors Research

Child Maltreatment & Child Migration: Abuse Disclosures by Central American and Mexican Unaccompanied Migrant Children

Susan Schmidt, Journal on Migration and Human Security (February 23, 2022)

This article analyzes data from United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCHR) to examine child maltreatment experienced by unaccompanied minors from Mexico and Central America and provides policy recommendations.

Mar 31
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Policy Alert: Special Immigrant Juvenile Classification and Deferred Action

By | Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Law & Policy, Legal/Law, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)

Policy Alert: Special Immigrant Juvenile Classification and Deferred Action

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (March 7, 2022)

This policy alert from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services highlights the changes to the new Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) policy.

Mar 31
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Deferred Action and Work Permits for Young People with Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)

By | Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice, Practice Highlight, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)

Deferred Action and Work Permits for Young People with Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (March 16, 2022)

This guide provides information about the new Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) policy, answers key questions, and provides resources to learn more.

Mar 31
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U.S. House panel hears from DHS about problems with ‘remain in Mexico’ immigration policy

By | In the News

U.S. House panel hears from DHS about problems with the ‘remain in Mexico’ immigration policy

Ariana Figueroa, Idaho Capital Sun (March 2, 2022)

U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials argued before a House panel highlighting problems with the Migrant Protection Protocols, also known as the ‘remain in Mexico’ policy, and why it should be terminated.

Mar 31
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Researchers examine impact of immigration status and racism on child welfare system

By | In the News

Researchers examine impact of immigration status and racism on child welfare system

Megan Easton, U of T News (March 2, 2022)

Canada’s child welfare policies are not inclusive of undocumented immigrants, prompting researchers and community workers to push for reform by highlighting racial disparities and additional barriers this population faces.

Mar 31
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Public Charge Proposed Rule Seeks to Codify Longstanding Guidance

By | In the News

Public Charge Proposed Rule Seeks to Codify Longstanding Guidance

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, JDSupra (March 11, 2022)

The Department of Homeland Security has released a proposed rule that would change the public charge framework that currently can disqualify noncitizens from applying for a visa adjustment or refuse their admission application based on their use of public assistance.

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