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Nov 02
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CICW November 2019 workshop information and resources

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CICW November 2019 workshop information and resources

The Center of Immigration and Child Welfare (November, 2019)

The Center of Immigration and Child Welfare recently held a workshop to discuss immigration policies, challenges immigrants face, and best practices for working with immigrants and their families. To help support the agencies who work directly with immigrant clients the CICW put together a list of resources for this workshop. The information presented at the workshop as well as the list of resources are now available on the CICW website and can be accessed here:

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Nov 02
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The long-term impact of DACA: forging futures despite DACA’s uncertainty

By | Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Legal/Law, Research, Research Highlight

The long-term impact of DACA: Forging futures despite DACA’s uncertainty

Roberto G. Gonzales, Sayil Camacho, Kristina Brant, Carlos Aguilar, Immigration Initiative at Harvard (November, 2019)

This report summarizes the experiences of DACA beneficiaries who have gone through several renewals but continue to worry about their futures in the United States. It highlights the positive impact of DACA as well as its limitations in a time of uncertainty and heavy immigration enforcement.

Nov 02
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Total system failure: The immigration system at the southern border

By | In the News

Total system failure: The immigration system at the southern border

Center for the Study of Social Policy (September 25, 2019)

The immigration system at the southern border is a product of a century of conflicting policies aimed at facilitating trade, limiting undocumented immigration, and protecting national security. It was not designed to protect and promote the health and well-being of children and families, but it has an obligation to do so as a publically-funded institution acting on the behalf of the American people. We all know that it is not meeting these obligations. When my colleagues and I visited the southern border, we did not just see a system that was ignoring the health and well-being needs of children and families. We saw a system that was intentionally causing harm and failing to meet the most basic obligations of a public system in a well-functioning democracy.

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Oct 29
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Seeking asylum: Part 2

By | Deportation, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Legal/Law, Research, Research Highlight

Seeking asylum: Part 2

Tom K. Wong, PhD w/assistance from Vanessa Ceceña, U.S. Immigration Policy Center (October 29, 2019)

This report highlights the findings from surveys with asylum seekers who were returned to Mexico under the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as the “Remain in Mexico” policy.

Oct 22
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Trump’s Asylum Ban Could Apply Retroactively to Thousands of Migrants Even Though Officials Promised It Wouldn’t

By | In the News

Trump’s Asylum Ban Could Apply Retroactively to Thousands of Migrants Even Though Officials Promised It Wouldn’t

Dara Lind,  ProPublica (October 22, 2019)

The Trump administration promised that asylum-seekers who already had U.S. cases, but had been forced to return to Mexico to await court dates, could still get asylum. That might not be the case.

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Oct 15
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USCIS Clarifies Special Immigrant Juvenile Classification to Better Ensure Victims of Abuse, Neglect and Abandonment Receive Protection

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

USCIS Clarifies Special Immigrant Juvenile Classification to Better Ensure Victims of Abuse, Neglect and Abandonment Receive Protection

Department of Homeland Security (October 15, 2019)

This page provides clarification on requirements regarding the Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) classification.

Oct 09
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Diving Into Immigration Law: Immigration Law 101 Part 2 November 6, 2019

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Diving Into Immigration Law: Immigration Law 101 Part 2

Immigration Legal Resource Center, (November 6, 2019)

This is part two of a two-part series that will provide a basic framework for diving into immigration law. This may be especially helpful for practitioners new to the field, or those who know one or two areas of immigration law but want to get a better understanding of the whole.

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Oct 09
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Determinants of Health and Well-Being for Children of Immigrants: Moving From Evidence to Action

By | Child Well-Being, Immigrant Families Research, Research, Research Highlight

Determinants of Health and Well-Being for Children of Immigrants: Moving From Evidence to Action

Lisseth Rojas-Flores, Ph.D., & Jennifer Medina Vaughn, M.S., Foundation for Child Development (October 9, 2019)

This paper utilizes a public health framework to examine the physical and mental health and well-being of children in low-income, immigrant families in broader sociopolitical context.

Oct 07
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Child Health Experts and Advocates File Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Describing Traumatic Impact of DACA Rescission on Recipients’ Children

By | In the News

Child Health Experts and Advocates File Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Describing Traumatic Impact of DACA Rescission on Recipients’ Children

Tom Salyers, Lynn Tramonte, CLASP (October 7, 2019)

At least a quarter of a million young children would be harmed developmentally, psychologically, and economically by the cancellation of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). On Friday, three dozen organizations and leaders filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court asking the court to consider the impact of rescinding DACA on beneficiaries’ children who are U.S. citizens.

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Oct 07
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The Faces of Family Separation

By | In the News

The Faces of Family Separation

CBS (October 7, 2019)

CBS News takes viewers inside the real-life challenges facing migrant families split apart by the Trump administration’s “Zero Tolerance” policy. The documentary provides an immersive look at the hotly debated issue through the eyes of those impacted the most — the fathers, mothers, sons and daughters separated and unaware when they’ll see their family members again.

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Oct 06
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Capping the Refugee Intake

By | In the News

Capping the Refugee Intake

Sriram Lakshman, The Hindu (October 6, 2019)

Even as the number of refugees hit 26 million at the end of 2018 — a historic post-war high — the Trump administration has dramatically cut back on the number it is allowing into the U.S. The administration recently announced a proposal to cap admits in financial year 2020 at 18,000, the lowest since the country’s Refugee Act of 1980 was passed.

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Oct 04
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Trump’s Order Will Deny Visas to Immigrants Who Lack Health-Care Coverage

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Trump’s Order Will Deny Visas to Immigrants Who Lack Health-Care Coverage

Maria Sacchetti, The Washington Post (October 4, 2019)

The White House late Friday issued a proclamation saying it would deny visas to immigrants who “will financially burden” the U.S. health-care system starting Nov. 3, demanding that foreign nationals prove that they have insurance or are affluent enough to cover their own health-care costs before entering the United States.

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Oct 04
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Mexican Immigrants Are Accusing Border Patrol Agents Of Denying Asylum And Illegally Deporting Them

By | In the News

Mexican Immigrants Are Accusing Border Patrol Agents Of Denying Asylum And Illegally Deporting Them

Adolfo Flores, Buzzfeed (October 4, 2019)

Mexican families seeking protection are accusing Border Patrol agents in Arizona of illegally deporting them and denying them access to asylum despite being on United States soil, according to complaints filed with the government.

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Oct 02
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The Trump Administration Issues Dozens of Corrections to Its Error-Riddled Immigration Rule

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The Trump Administration Issues Dozens of Corrections to Its Error-Riddled Immigration Rule

Yeganeh Torbati and Dara Lind, ProPublica (October 1, 2019)

Two weeks before a sweeping new immigration policy is set to take effect, the Department of Homeland Security has issued a 25-page set of corrections to the final version of the “public charge” rule.

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Oct 02
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U.S. Government Plans to Collect DNA From Detained Immigrants

By | In the News

U.S. Government Plans to Collect DNA From Detained Immigrants

Caitlin Dickerson, The New York Times (October 2, 2019)

The Trump administration is moving to collect DNA samples from hundreds of thousands of people booked into federal immigration custody each year and to enter the results into a national criminal database, an immense expansion of the use of technology to enforce the nation’s immigration laws.

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Oct 02
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Attacked in Mexico, Returned to Mexico: Trump Policy Ignores Danger to Asylum-Seekers

By | In the News

Attacked in Mexico, Returned to Mexico: Trump Policy Ignores Danger to Asylum-Seekers

Gus Bova, The Observer (September 30, 2019)

Under the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), the Trump administration has returned more than 48,000 asylum-seekers since January to await their court dates in Mexico, a country where kidnapping and assault of migrants is rampant. Over the course of two months, the Observer has uncovered multiple stories showing that the program includes no meaningful screening for even the most obvious threats to migrants’ safety and lives.

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