Thousands of migrant children test NYC schools system
Nada Tawfik, BBC (September 8, 2023)
20,000 migrant children have entered the New York City school system, challenging the schools to find placements and address language barriers.
Republicans move to block Biden from forcing migrant families to remain in Texas
Hamed Aleaziz, Los Angeles Times (September 13, 2023)
Republican lawmakers have vowed to stop a potential Biden administration plan to have some migrant families remain in Texas while awaiting their initial asylum screenings.
Colombian migrant father reunites with family after separation at US border
Penelope Lopez, ABC7 Chicago (September 13, 2023)
A Colombian migrant father, separated from his partner and 10-year-old daughter for more than two weeks, is reunited.
Federal judge again declares that DACA is illegal with issue likely to be decided by Supreme Court
Juan A. Lozano, AP News (September 13, 2023)
U.S. District Judge Andrew Hannan has ruled the DACA program unlawful. The ruling extends a current injunction barring new applications, but allows for renewals among existing recipients.
U.S. reopens troubled facility for migrant children in Texas amid spike in border arrivals
Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (September 13, 2023)
The Biden administration recently reopened a housing facility for unaccompanied migrant children that was previously at the center of concerns about poor living conditions.
‘So Much Suffering:’ What Migrant Children Carry to New York
Ginia Bellafante, New York Times (September 16, 2023)
Tens of thousands of asylum seekers have recently arrived in New York, including 20,000 children, carrying intense experiences of trauma that require comprehensive mental health supports.
U.S. border agents are separating migrant children from their parents to avoid overcrowding, inspector finds
Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (September 16, 2023)
New court documents indicate that Border Patrol temporarily separated some migrant families this summer to avoid overcrowding, some with children as young as 8-years-old.
Despite efforts of 3 U.S. administrations, migrant families keep crossing the border
Joel Rose, NPR (September 23, 2023)
Despite attempts by three presidential administrations to curb migration at the U.S.-Mexico border, migrant families continue to arrive in record numbers.
Coral Murphy Marcos, The Guardian (September 25, 2023)
The Biden administration has extended temporary protected status (TPS) to those Venezuelans who arrived in the U.S. by the end of July.
Strengthening Border Families: Data Highlights from Interviews & Focus Groups with Immigrant Caregivers
Megan Finno-Velasquez and Sophia Sepp; Center on Immigration and Child Welfare (June 2023)
This report details the findings and implications from the third phase of the Strengthening Border Families study, which interviewed immigrant caregivers with young children in Doña Ana County about their experiences accessing a broad range of supportive services. Read the report in Spanish here.
Measuring Latinx/@ immigrant experiences and mental health: Adaptation of discrimination and historical loss scales
Alexis Handal et al., American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (2023)
This research explored Latinx immigrant experiences and mental health in the Immigrant Well-Being Project intervention in New Mexico via the adaptation of discrimination and historical loss measures.
Research Documents the Harm of Past Public Charge Policies
Protecting Immigrant Families (May 2023)
This brief summarizes research demonstrating the “chilling effect” of the Trump public charge rule and the harmful consequences to immigrant families, including dis-enrolling from or avoiding supportive services like Medicaid, CHIP, and SNAP.
The Health Coverage of Noncitizens in the United States 2024
Matthew Buettgens & Urmi Ramchandani, Urban Institute (May 4, 2023)
This brief examines health care coverage and eligibility of noncitizens, reviews some state actions to expand health coverage eligibility to noncitizens, and explores the eligibility of uninsured noncitizens in Medicaid expansion and nonexpansion states.
The Biden administration public charge regulation: What does it mean for children in immigrant families?
First Focus (October 2022)
This policy brief describes the recent history and changes to the public charge rule and clarifies the scope of the Biden administration’s rule.
The Impact of the Asylum Ban on Children Seeking Safety in the United States
Kids in Need of Defense (May 2023)
This policy brief outlines the negative implications of the Biden administration’s new asylum rule for children seeking safety in at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Why Legal Immigration Is Nearly Impossible
David J. Bier, Cato Institute (June 13, 2023)
This policy analysis reviews the pathways to permanent legal status in the U.S., highlighting how restrictive the legal options are and why legal immigration is virtually impossible in most cases.
The Central American Minors (CAM) Program
Andrew Craycroft, Immigrant Legal Resource Center (June 27, 2023)
This practice advisory reviews the Central American Minors Program, including the initial application process and subsequent re-parole applications.
Public Charge: What Advocates Need to Know
Protecting Immigrant Families (January 2023)
This factsheet, updated after the implementation of the Biden Administration’s final public charge regulation, answers key questions about the public charge rule and its implications.
Children on the Move: A Guide to Common Definitions and Terms
Kids in Need of Defense (May 5, 2023)
This list of terms reviews the legal definitions of a child and related terms to assist in understanding key concepts of domestic and international immigration protections and systems relevant for children.
Child migrants crossing Darien Gap surge eightfold, UNICEF says
Elida Moreno, Reuters (May 30, 2023)
According to UNICEF, the number of child migrants crossing the Darien Gap, a dangerous expanse of jungle between Colombia and Panama, increased greatly between January and April.
