High School Dreamers in NC and Nationwide are in Limbo
The News & Observer (October 12, 2021)
Without a pathway to citizenship and the DACA program not taking new applications, undocumented youth around the country are left feeling devastated.
The U.S. will Reopen its Land Borders for Fully Vaccinated Travelers
Zolan Kanno-Youngs & Emily Cochrane, The New York Times (October 12, 2021)
After closing its borders to nonessential travelers in March 2020, the U.S. will open its land borders to vaccinated visitors.
Cultural Competence Secrets to Success with Immigrant Families: Spreading and Adapting 2Gen Working Practices
The Aspen Institute • November 10, 2021 • 2 pm EDT
This webinar will speak about how cultural competence allows providers to better understand and connect with immigrant families. This is the 3rd of a 4-part series, Cultural Competence Secrets to Success with Immigrant Families: Spreading and Adapting 2Gen Working Practices.
The Family as a Cultural Asset for Latinx Youth Development
California Training Institute • November 18, 2021 • 2 pm PST
This training will provide an understanding of Latinx youth development by providing different perspectives and by discussing protective and risk factors relevant to the well-being and health of Latinx youth.
Immigrant families struggle to access child tax credit payments
Kyle Swenson, Washington Post (October 23, 2021)
Many immigrant families are encountering challenges to accessing child tax credit payments due to a backlog in processing ITIN applications.
Biden administration makes more areas off-limits for immigration arrests
Cameron Langford, Courthouse News Service (October 27, 2021)
The Biden Administration has released new policy guidelines that prevent immigration enforcement operations from being conducted in places that offer essential services like schools, hospitals, churches, playgrounds, and other now protected areas.
Biden admin again tells court it wants to end Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy at border
Julia Ainsley, NBC News (October 29, 2021)
The Biden administration has issued a new memo in a second attempt to terminate the Remain in Mexico/Migrant Protection Protocols policy.
Guidelines for Enforcement Actions in or Near Protected Areas
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (October 27, 2021)
This memorandum replaces the 2011 sensitive locations policy and updates and expands the definition of protected areas while prohibiting enforcement action to be taken near these places.
From Immigrant Detention to a More Effective U.S. Immigration Custody System
Randy Capps, Doris Meissner, Nina Siulc & Claire Trickler-McNulty, Migration Policy Institute (September 2, 2021)
This webinar discusses the findings of a new report regarding the U.S. immigration detention system and makes recommendations on how the system can be redesigned.
Latino Children Represent over a Quarter of the Child Population Nationwide and Make up at Least 40 percent in 5 Southwestern States
Yiyu Chen & Lina Guzman, National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families (September 15, 2021)
This report provides data on the Latino children population at a state level and provides comparison data for the different states.
Census Data Demonstrate Success of Federal Investments to Address Poverty
Hannah Matthews & Priya Pandey, CLASP (September 15, 2021)
This report discusses the 2020 Census annual report, which suggests the federal COVID relief assistance contributed to the reduction in poverty.
How to Support Unaccompanied Immigrant Children & Youth Students in U.S. Schools
Kids in Need of Defense-KIND (June 29, 2021)
This fact sheet provides information on unaccompanied immigrant children and how school districts can provide support to these children within their school and community.
Potential Remedies for Immigrant Families After Losing a Family Member to the Pandemic
Peggy Gleason, Immigrant Legal Resource Center (August 26, 2021)
This practice guidance provides possible options for immigrant families who have lost a family member to COVID-19 and are now facing the possible loss of immigration benefits.
Working with Immigrant Families Regardless of Legal Status: Spreading and Adapting 2 Gen Practices
Karen Murrell, Vikki Rompalla, Susana Garcia, Julia DeNatale & Margie McHugh, The Aspen Institute (September 16, 2021)
This webinar is the second of a four-part series discussing strategies from three organizations on how to provide 2Gen services to immigrant children and families experience status issues.
Protecting Afghan Unaccompanied and Separated Children Arriving in the United States
Kids in Need of Defense -KIND (September 2, 2021)
This policy brief looks at current experience with unaccompanied and separated children to provide recommendations to help protect children arriving from Afghanistan.
Stopping ICE from Unlawfully Detaining Immigrant Youth
American Immigration Council (September 21, 2021)
This litigation discusses how ICE has been detaining unaccompanied minors that turn 18 into adult custody instead of less restrictive options. In September, a federal judge ruled these practices unlawful and required ICE to make changes to avoid further issues.
Pathway to Citizenship State Fact-sheets
Children Thrive Action Network (September 23, 2021)
This one-page fact sheet provides information on a national and state level summarizing the reasons a pathway to citizenship is important for children living within immigrant families.
Social Innovation for Refugee Inclusion (SI4RI): Sowing Innovation in the Cracks of Crisis
Migration Policy Institute • October 4-5, 2021 • 6:15 am MDT
This is a two-day event that will evaluate how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the refugee inclusion work conducted across multiple organization, practices and partnerships.
USCIC Listening Sessions on Public Charge
U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services • October 5, 2021 • 12 pm MDT
This listening session on public charge allows state, territorial, local and tribal benefits granting agencies and nonprofit organization to provide feedback to the department of homeland security in hope of creating a new, fair and consistent public charge rule.
Hispanic Families’ Experiences of Child Care Closures During COVID-19
National Research Center on Hispanic Children and Families • October 13, 2021 • 11am MDT
This webinar will discuss the findings of research conducted on childcare disruptions during the pandemic and what experiences Hispanic families had with these disruptions.
