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It’s time for the Biden administration to let immigrants know about the public charge rule change

By | In the News

It’s time for the Biden administration to let immigrants know about the public charge rule change

Gabriel R. Sanchez, Brookings (January 19, 2022)

Many immigrant families are not aware that the Trump-era public charge rule has changed under the Biden administration, discouraging them from accessing essential public assistance in fear of facing immigration consequences.

Webinar: Increasing Immigrant Integration and Inclusion Through Community Partnerships

By | Opportunities

Webinar: Increasing Immigrant Integration and Inclusion Through Community Partnerships

Catholic Legal Immigration Network • March 30, 2022 • 2:00 p.m. EST

This webinar will discuss the basics of integration to allow community partnerships to expand their reach and engage more community members, along with providing recommendations for creating and maintaining effective partnerships.

The psychological effects of forced family separation on asylum-seeking children and parents at the US-Mexico border: A qualitative analysis of medico-legal documents

By | Child Well-Being, Detention, Family Separation, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research Highlight, Trauma

The psychological effects of forced family separation on asylum-seeking children and parents at the US-Mexico border: A qualitative analysis of medico-legal documents

Kathryn Hampton, Elsa Raker, Hajar Habbach, Linda Camaj Deda, Michele Heisler, and Ranit Mishori; PLOS ONE (November 24, 2021)

This study explored narratives from parents and children separated as a result of the Trump administration’s zero tolerance policy. Data indicated significant negative mental health outcomes even after reunification.

The Invisible Work of Family, Friend, and Neighbor Caregivers and its Importance for Immigrant and Dual Language Learner Families

By | Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Early Childhood, Immigrant Families Research, Research Highlight, State Policies

The Invisible Work of Family, Friend, and Neighbor Caregivers and its Importance for Immigrant and Dual Language Learner Families

Maki Park & Jasmine Flores Pena, Migration Policy Institute (December 2021)

This brief reviews the importance of family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) care for immigrant and dual language learner families and the barriers these caregivers encounter in accessing public subsidies and other supportive resources. It also provides recommendations to improve support of FFN caregivers.

Working with Immigrant Children and Families Involved in the State Child Welfare System

By | Foster Care, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice Highlight

Working with Immigrant Children and Families Involved in the State Child Welfare System

American Bar Association, Children’s Immigration Law Academy (2021)

This webinar series reviews best practice for attorneys when working with child welfare system involved immigrant children and families, focusing on the different roles of the child welfare agency, the child’s attorney, and the parent’s attorney.

KIND and the End SIJS Backlog Coalition Endorse the Immigrant Victim and Witness Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 6078)

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

KIND and the End SIJS Backlog Coalition Endorse the Immigrant Victim and Witness Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 6078)

Kids in Need of Defense [KIND] (December 16, 2021)

This policy brief provides background and an overview of the recently introduced Immigrant Victim and Witness Protection Act, which would remove the annual limit on visas for SIJS recipients and provide important protections to immigrant survivors of trafficking, domestic violence, and other harms.

“Just unacceptable”: Bipartisan Senate report criticizes HHS over shelters for migrant children

By | In the News

“Just unacceptable”: Bipartisan Senate report criticizes HHS over shelters for migrant children

Fred Lucas, The Daily Signal (December 7, 2021)

Despite a recent bipartisan report highlighting concerning oversight issues with government contractors that care for migrant children, the Biden administration renewed contracts with two of those contractors.

Biden administration discards Trump-era plan to end legal agreement protecting migrant children

By | In the News

Biden administration discards Trump-era plan to end legal agreement protecting migrant children

Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (December 11, 2021)

In response to pressure from advocates, the Biden administration is reversing plans to move forward Trump-era regulations that would end the Flores Settlement Agreement, which provides important protections to migrant children in immigration custody.

Essential but Excluded

By | In the News

Essential but Excluded

Julia Preston and Ariel Goodman, The Marshall Project (December 15, 2021)

Despite essential contributions to key U.S. industries, many immigrants and their U.S. citizen children have been cut out of pandemic relief.

Teen says he was questioned about his age, separated from parents at the border

By | In the News

Teen says he was questioned about his age, separated from parents at the border

Damià Bonmatí and Belisa Morillo, Noticias Telemundo Investiga; NBC News (December 16, 2021)

A 16-year-old Nicaraguan teenager experienced forced separation from his parents and detention in adult ICE facilities, including solitary confinement, after border agents questioned his age and birth certificate.

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