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Aug 28
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Conference: 16th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference

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Conference: 16th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference

Migration Policy Institute (October 7, 2019)

Immigration is constantly in the headlines with the Trump administration pressing forward its policy agenda and taking action across the immigration system. At a time of intense and fast-moving action on immigration, this year’s Immigration Law and Policy Conference offers an excellent opportunity to go beyond the headlines with thoughtful analysis from leading experts. The keynote speaker will be Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, Kevin McAleenan.

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Aug 20
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The Flores Agreement Protected Migrant Children for Decades. New Regulations Aim to End It.

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The Flores Agreement Protected Migrant Children for Decades. New Regulations Aim to End It.

Miriam Jordan, The New York Times (August 20, 2019)

The Department of Homeland Security is expected to issue a sweeping new set of regulations for detaining migrant children which will replace more than two decades of protections that were put into place.

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Aug 16
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Webinar: How to Help Families in California Build Their Family Preparedness Plans

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Webinar: How to Help Families in California Build Their Family Preparedness Plans

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (September 5, 2019)

This webinar will train people working with immigrant parents in California to conduct family preparedness workshops. Participants will gain the resources and confidence to work with families to complete family preparedness plans, share information about basic rights, and direct families to additional immigration resources.

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Aug 16
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Separation of Families via the ‘Migrant Protection Protocols’

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Separation of Families via the ‘Migrant Protection Protocols’

Leah Chavla, Women’s Refugee Commission (August 16, 2019)

The Women’s Refugee Commission filed this complaint to the Department of Homeland Security on behalf of numerous families who were separated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials along the U.S. southwestern border, where at least some member(s) of the family were placed into the administration’s so-called Migrant Protection Protocols and sent back to Mexico.

Aug 15
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Central American Immigrants in the United States

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Central American Immigrants in the United States

Allison O’Conner, Jeanne Batalova, & Jessica Bolter, Migration Policy Institute (August 15, 2019)

Increasing arrivals at the U.S.-Mexico border of migrants and asylum seekers from Central America in 2018 and 2019 significantly tested the capacity of the U.S. immigration system. Nearly half of the approximately 3.5 million Central American immigrants residing in the United States as of 2017 came before 2000

Aug 12
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Advocates Vow to Block Trump Attack on Millions of Families and American Democracy

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Advocates Vow to Block Trump Attack on Millions of Families and American Democracy

CLASP (August 12, 2019)

Advocates for immigrant families and economic opportunity spoke out against a new Trump administration regulation that aims to prevent millions of families from accessing health care and other programs or risk denial of lawful permanent status in the United States.

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Aug 12
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Strengthening Child Welfare Practice for Immigrant Children & Families: A Toolkit for Child Welfare Professionals in California

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Strengthening Child Welfare Practice for Immigrant Children & Families: A Toolkit for Child Welfare Professionals in California

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (August 12, 2019)

With half of all children in California coming from an immigrant family, child welfare agencies in California must be equipped to effectively support immigrant children and families on the pathway to permanency. The objective of this toolkit is to provide guidance to child welfare agencies in California working with immigrant children and families.

Aug 12
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New Trump Administration Rule Cracks Down on Welfare Benefits Use by Legal Immigrants

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New Trump Administration Rule Cracks Down on Welfare Benefits Use by Legal Immigrants

Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (August 12, 2019)

The Trump administration rolled out a key item in its hardline immigration agenda that had been months in the making, issuing a sweeping rule on Monday that targets legal immigrants who use welfare benefits like food stamps and government-subsidized housing.

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Aug 09
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ICE Raid in Mississippi Deals Another Traumatizing Blow to Children on Trump’s Watch

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ICE Raid in Mississippi Deals Another Traumatizing Blow to Children on Trump’s Watch

Cortnie McGinnis, Helen Barahal, & Omar Etman, NBC (August 9, 2019)

For children at the border, the dual trauma of institutionalization and separation, on top of whatever trauma they may have endured during the often-harrowing journey to the United States, may prove developmentally destructive in ways that will reverberate long after the current administration is gone.

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Aug 09
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What ICE Did and Did Not Do for Kids Left Behind by Mississippi Raids

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What ICE Did and Did Not Do for Kids Left Behind by Mississippi Raids

Julia Ainsley & Didi Martinez, NBC News (August 9, 2019)

In the wake of the largest-ever immigration raid in a single state, child welfare services were left grappling with children who came home from school to find their parents had been arrested at one of the seven Mississippi food processing plants targeted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday.

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Aug 07
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A Trump Administration Proposal is Scaring Immigrant Families Away from Public Benefits

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A Trump Administration Proposal is Scaring Immigrant Families Away from Public Benefits

Gabrielle Jacobovitz, Huffpost (August 7, 2019)

The Trump administration’s proposed changes to a regulation affecting green card and visa applications have prompted immigrants to forgo accessing public benefits, according to an Urban Institute study released on Wednesday.

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