This article takes a closer look at the experience of undocumented migrant children that are in custody of the government and end up in foster care, issues related to the current immigration system in the United States, and the process of reunification. Experts also share advice on how to improve the foster care system for migrant children.
The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights provides an update on what is currently happening at the U.S.-Mexico border and the impact that it is having on immigrant children. The update also offers recommendations for protecting children and asylum-seekers that are entering into the United States.
This article details the stories of children and adults that are in the El Chaparral migrant camp in Tijuana, Mexico and sheds light on what safety and learning look like for the children that live in this camp.
Undocumented migrant workers in the United States are still struggling to receive adequate protection against COVID-19. Examples of how they have not and are still not protected include work conditions that do not allow for social distancing, lack of access to personal protective equipment, not having access to COVID-19 testing, and now not being prioritized for vaccinations.
Three individuals share their stories and explain their decision to try and seek asylum in the United States. The asylum seekers that were interviewed are from Guatemala, Cameroon, and Cuba.
This article explores the difficulties that immigrant parents are experiencing trying to locate their children that are currently in custody in the United States as well as the process that some parents have had to go through to reunite with their children.
Migrant families that have entered the United States are being sent to Mexico late at night. Many are being sent back under Title 42, a Trump-era order that the Biden administration is still using.
President Biden has completed his first 100 days in office and this article takes an in-depth look into what his administration has changed and has still yet to change in regard to U.S. immigration policy.
The Biden administration recently announced that is has canceled border wall projects that were being funded by funds that were originally intended for the Department of Defense.
Updates, new developments, and practice recommendations involving Public Charge will be discussed during this webinar.
This conference is the last day of a non-consecutive three-day virtual conference. The topics for this all day event will include inside vs. outside strategies, congress vs. the executive branch, and how these relate to pro-immigrant legislation.
This is a four-part webinar series that examines the impact of a criminal record on an immigration case and offers recommendations for advising clients that are dealing with this issue.
This four-week webinar series will review acquisition and derivation of citizenship as well as discuss what is required for obtaining naturalization.
These fact sheets in English and Spanish provide information about COVID-19 testing, treatment, and vaccines regardless of immigration status.
In an attempt to understand the potential impact of immigration enforcement policies, namely the implementation of Section 287(g) of the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act, researchers analyze the newborn health and prenatal service utilization of three different groups at different levels of exposure to ICE activities. Results indicate that groups with more risk of harm due to this program had lower birth weights and lowered incidents of receiving prenatal care.
In response to the evidence gap surrounding what does and does not work for migrant and displaced children “on the move” and by reviewing relevant literature, this assessment seeks to answer three questions – what interventions have proven most effective in protecting children, what factors of implementation make these interventions effective or ineffective, and what systems of child protection and social welfare make them effective?
This practice alert provides guidance on the “Johnson Memo” which includes enforcement actions, custody decisions, and final orders for removal. The authors note that this memo does not take into consideration the 100-day moratorium proposed by the previously released Pekoske Memo.
Through examining the history of immigration detention and documented nefarious contracting practices, this policy brief calls upon the Biden administration to bring about the immediate end of detention centers and contracts on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
This fact sheet covers the potential impact of the recently introduced U.S. Citizenship Act upon children, including a pathway to citizenship, a four-year strategy addressing causes of child migration, the development of guidelines for children in CBP custody, the provision of grants to educational agencies serving unaccompanied minors, facilitating family reunification, and eliminating current restrictions to immigrants for means-tested federal benefits. The authors indicated that collectively, this bill’s implementation would promote immigrant children’s safety and development.
This informative booklet presents trauma-informed approaches and trauma-specific treatment services as preferable models to manage Latino populations’ culturally specific experiences to increase engagement and improve treatment outcomes.
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