Resources

Immigrants’ Deportations, Local Crime and Police Effectiveness

By | Deportation, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research, Research Highlight

Immigrants’ Deportations, Local Crime and Police Effectiveness

Annie Laurie Hines & Giovanni Peri, IZA Institute of Labor Economics (June 2019)

This paper examines the relationship between deportations and crime rates in localities that rolled out Secure Communities at some point since its inception in 2008, finding no evidence that Secure Communities increased polices effectiveness.

Webinar: Diving Into Immigration Law: Immigration Law 101 Part 1

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Webinar: Diving Into Immigration Law: Immigration Law 101 Part 1

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (October 30, 2019)

This is part one of a two-part series that will provide a basic framework for diving into immigration law. They will provide a basic framework where they will discuss the various agencies involved in immigration law, acronyms, the structure of the Act, and an overview of affirmative applications and removal proceedings. They will also discuss admission and selected grounds of inadmissability and deportability.

Link to Webinar

27th Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education (RECE) Conference

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27th Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education (RECE) Conference

New Mexico State University (October 31 – November 5, 2019)

This conference will focus on presentations that point to new directions in research, policy, and practice in early education and care. THe topics will emphasize the intersections of theory, collective activism, and reconceptualizing practices in work with children, families, and communities. Within this larger framework, this year’s theme is Border/lands and (Be)longings.

Link to Conference Registration

Family Separation at Border is ‘Child Abuse,’ ACLU Tells Court

By | In the News

Family Separation at Border is ‘Child Abuse,’ ACLU Tells Court

Hannah Albarazi, Law 360 (September 21, 2019)

The American Civil Liberties Union on Friday urged a California federal judge to rule that U.S. immigration officials are illegally separating parents from their children based on criminal histories instead of separating families only when a parent is deemed unfit or a danger to their child, saying its present policy is tantamount to “child abuse.”

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Migrant Dad Separated from His 3-Year-Old Son for 6 Months over DNA Test

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Migrant Dad Separated from His 3-Year-Old Son for 6 Months over DNA Test

Manuel Bojorquez, CBS Evening News (September 18, 2019)

At the McAllen Border Patrol processing center, officers accused a man of not being the father because his last name was not on the boy’s birth certificate. He said U.S. Customs and Border Protection told him he’d get his son back if he said he wasn’t the father. Confused, he agreed.

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Children Not Exempt from Trump’s Toughest Asylum Policy and Will be Turned Back, Official Say

By | In the News

Children Not Exempt from Trump’s Toughest Asylum Policy and Will be Turned Back, Official Say

CNBC (September 13, 2019)

Following the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the Trump administration to go forward with its toughest asylum policy to date, officials from the Department of Justice and Homeland Security on Friday detailed how they would begin enforcement, including by turning back children who arrive at the southern border without their parents.

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Don’t Blame Flores Agreement for Migration Wave, Attorneys and Experts Tell Court

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Don’t Blame Flores Agreement for Migration Wave, Attorneys and Experts Tell Court

Graham Kates, CBS News (September 13, 2019)

Attorneys on Friday struck back against a claim long made by the U.S. government that a landmark 1997 court settlement about the care of migrant children in custody has caused kids and families to flow north from Central America.

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11 Migrant Parents who were Separated from their Children can Return to U.S., Judge Rules

By | In the News

11 Migrant Parents who were Separated from their Children can Return to U.S., Judge Rules

Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (September 5, 2019)

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to allow a small group of migrant parents it separated from their children and then deported to return to the U.S. The judge found that some of the migrants were probably coerced into authorizing their deportation and were given inaccurate or misleading information by immigration authorities.

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US Government Watchdog Details Trauma Experienced by Separated Migrant Children

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US Government Watchdog Details Trauma Experienced by Separated Migrant Children

Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (September 4, 2019)

A report released Wednesday includes accounts of facility staff detailing the inconsolable crying of children when they were separated, the kids’ confusion, and their belief that they had been abandoned by their parents.

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When the Trump Administration Separated Kids from Their Parents it Increased Their Trauma and PTSD

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When the Trump Administration Separated Kids from Their Parents it Increased Their Trauma and PTSD

Adolfo Flores, Buzzfeed News (September 4, 2019)

Separated children experienced heightened levels of anxiety, fear, and PTSD compared with children who were not taken from their parents, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General said.

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Preparing for Possible Immigration Enforcement: Guidance for Childcare Providers

By | Early Childhood, Highlighted Resources, Immigration Enforcement, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Workers

Preparing for Possible Immigration Enforcement: Guidance for Childcare Providers

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (September 4, 2019)

This practice resource provides ideas for how childcare providers can support immigrant families with respect to immigration enforcement.

Putting Our Children at Risk: The Impact of the Public Charge Rule on Immigrant Children and Families

By | Federal Policy, Highlighted Resources, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Public Charge

Putting Our Children at Risk: The Impact of the Public Charge Rule on Immigrant Children and Families

Center for the Study of Social Policy (September 2019)

This briefs highlights the negative consequences that the public charge rule will have on immigrant children and their families, including with respect to access to health coverage, food security, and housing stability.

Trump Admin Reverses Course on Allowing Temporary Emergency Deferrals for Illegal Immigrants Facing Deportation

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Trump Admin Reverses Course on Allowing Temporary Emergency Deferrals for Illegal Immigrants Facing Deportation

Gregg Re, Fox News (September 2, 2019)

In a partial reversal, the Trump administration announced Monday it would resume the practice of considering whether to defer the deportations of certain people living in the U.S. illegally, on a temporary, case-by-case basis, after it abruptly suspended the process for non-military requesters earlier this month.

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Care Provider Facilities Described Challenges Addressing Mental Health Needs of Children in HHS Custody

By | Child Well-Being, Family Separation, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Research, Research Highlight, Trauma, Unaccompanied Minors, Unaccompanied Minors Research

Care Provider Facilities Described Challenges Addressing Mental Health Needs of Children in HHS Custody

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (September 2019)

A report released by the Office of the Inspector General confirmed that intense trauma was common among children who entered the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) facilities in 2018 including those who were suddenly separated from their parents.

Custody and Care of Children at the Border: 2019 Congressional Briefing Book

By | Child Well-Being, Detention, Family Separation, Federal Policy, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Unaccompanied Minors

Custody and Care of Children at the Border: 2019 Congressional Briefing Book

Multiple Authors (September 2019)

This briefing book contains a white paper that provides background on the situation at the U.S.-Mexico Border and recommendations to improve care for children as well as experts’ biographies and contact information and additional materials.

Model Policies on Immigration for Early Childhood Education Centers, Childcare Facilities, and First 5 California Sites

By | Early Childhood, Highlighted Resources, Immigration Enforcement, Practice, Social Workers

Model Policies on Immigration for Early Childhood Education Centers, Childcare Facilities, and First 5 California Sites

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (August 2019)

It is unlikely U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will carry out immigration enforcement operations at an early childhood education center, childcare facility, or First 5 site. This practice advisory includes model policies put together by ILRC to serve as a menu of options for centers to choose from and adopt.

Guidelines for Child Welfare Agencies to Prepare for Immigration Enforcement

By | CICW Publications, CICW Toolkits, Handbooks, Guides & Books, Detention, ICE, Immigration Enforcement

Guidelines for Child Welfare Agencies to Prepare for Immigration Enforcement Raids

The Center on Immigration and Child Welfare (August 2019)

This guide from the Center on Immigration and Child Welfare provides child welfare agencies with guidelines on what to do if an immigration raid takes place.

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