The International Social Service, USA Community Resource Assessment
International Social Service USA (n.d.)
This resource provides an overview of using community resource assessments in the context of international child welfare cases.
Strategies For Resolving Cases Straddling International Borders
International Social Service, USA (n.d.)
This presentation slide deck review strategies for creating child centered best practices in cross border children protection and welfare work.
Federal Stimulus Payments Kept More Than 2 Million Latino and Black Children Out of Poverty During the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020
Dana Thomson, Lina Guzman & Renee Ryberg, Child Trends (September 17, 2021)
This brief report highlights how federal stimulus payments kept millions of children out of poverty, with Black and Latino children being the largest ethnic/racial groups impacted.
Supporting Unaccompanied Children in the U.S. Communities Where They Live
Migration Policy Institute (July 21, 2021)
This webinar provides perspectives at the federal, state, and local levels regarding how to best support unaccompanied children in the United States.
Most U.S. Hispanic Children Can Trace Their Heritage to Mexico, but Many Other Hispanic Children’s Family Roots Extend Across Latin America
Yiyu Chen & Lina Guzman, Hispanic Research Center (October 6, 2o21)
This report draws from the 2019 American Community Survey (ACS) to provide a full picture of U.S. Hispanic children’s roots throughout Latin America.
Policy Brief: The Severely Under-Resourced R&A Program is an Essential Tool to Meet Growing Needs for Affordable Immigration Legal Services
CLINIC (September 30, 2021)
This brief explains how underfunded the Recognition & Accreditation (R&A Program) is and how this prevents services from reaching remote locations and diminishes the capacity of nonprofit legal services.
A Guide to Anti-Racist Data Collection for: System Leaders and Data Administrators
Center for the Study of Social Policy (September 2021)
This guide provides best practices for collecting unbiased and more accurate data regarding demographics, race, and ethnicity.
Guidelines for the Enforcement of Civil Immigration Law
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (September 30, 2021)
This memorandum provided by DHS calls to prioritize the removal of undocumented immigrants who are a threat to public and national security, but not on the basis of their undocumented status alone.
Worksite Enforcement: The Strategy to Protect the American Labor Market, the Conditions of the American Worksite, and the Dignity of the Individual
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (October 12, 2021)
This memorandum from DHS outlines new guidelines to stop worksite raids and to deliver harsher consequences to exploitative employers.
Growing Language Skills with Immigrant Families: Spreading and Adapting 2Gen Working Practices
The Aspen Institute (October 14, 2021)
This webinar discusses different approaches used to help grow language skills in the immigrant community.
Understanding Psychiatric Implications of Child Immigration
Pavan Madan, The Psychiatric Times (October 12, 2021)
This report explains the effects that immigration has on adolescents and children, including the prevalence of psychiatric disorders on this population and the factors that reduce negative outcomes.
DHS Releases Priority-Based Immigration Enforcement Guidelines
Priscilla Alvarez & Geneva Sands, CNN (September 30, 2021)
New DHS guidelines prioritize detaining and deporting suspects of terrorism, those with serious criminal offenses, and immigrants who have recently crossed the border unlawfully.
Nearly 170 Children Expelled Back to Haiti From US and Cuba in One Day
Matias Lindemann & Ndiaga Seck, UNICEF (October 10, 2021)
On October 9, the United States and Cuba expelled over 160 Haitian children following the August earthquake in southwest Haiti that led them to flee the island.
How a Mental Health Evaluation can Change the Course of an Immigrant’s Life
Esmy Jimenez, The Seattle Times (October 11, 2021)
Psychological assessments can increase an immigrant’s chances of being approved to stay in the country, but assessments are often costly and mental health professionals are overwhelmed by the demand.
Hundreds of Unaccompanied Migrant Children Found Near Border Left by Smugglers
Matthew Impelli, Newsweek (October 11, 2021)
Smugglers left 125 unaccompanied children near the Arizona border, making this the third occurrence this year.
New Law Criminalizes Threats to Undocumented Immigrants
Nick Reisman, Spectrum News (October 11, 2021)
New York’s Governor Kathy Hochul signed a law making it a crime to threaten to expose an individual’s immigration status.
Paralegal II/ Asylum Defense Project- San Antonio or Laredo
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
This paralegal job opportunity supports Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA)’s mission of providing free civil legal services to asylum-seekers in the San Antonio and Laredo area.
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.
