This brief uses unique data from a nationally representative, internet-based survey conducted in December 2018 to provide the first systematic evidence on the extent of chilling effects among immigrant families before release of a final public charge rule.
On the same day the Trump administration said it would reunite thousands of migrant families it had separated at the border with the help of a “central database,” an official was admitting privately the government only had enough information to reconnect 60 parents with their kids, according to emails obtained by NBC News.
Read MoreHomeland Security officials said Wednesday they will start an “unprecedented” pilot program to test the DNA of families arriving at the U.S. border as soon as next week, calling the measure an investigative tool to root out fraudulent cases of migrants traveling with children who are not their own.
Read MoreThis document provides a visual graphic of the pathways through the U.S. immigration system in order to attain legal status.
This document provides a list of vetted resources that explain the risk of trauma in immigrant and refugee groups, responses and strategies to mitigate the impact of trauma in the context of the political environment in the U.S., and tools for agencies and individual providers use in practice with immigrant and refugee families.
This document provides a list of vetted resources aimed at enhancing knowledge of the public charge rule, proposed changes to the rule, and their impact on immigrants in the U.S.
This document highlights legal resources related to child welfare, public benefits, separated children, special immigrant juvenile status, and trauma responsive practice.
This document highlights best practices with respect to child welfare agency policy & procedure, workforce training, law and policy, transnational practice, and cross-systems collaboration to support immigrant families.
A judge gave President Donald Trump’s administration six months to identify migrant children who were separated from their families for reunification.
Read MoreThis practice advisory takes practitioners through firm resettlement considerations and potential arguments. It also provides discussion around exceptions to the firm resettlement bar and reviews known facts about the legal status of U.S. asylum seekers who are forced to remain in Mexico.
Some states and localities have developed specialized policies and practices for working with children in immigrant families, though these vary considerably. This report explores this diversity of approaches, drawing on interviews with child welfare officials from 14 states, six counties, and New York City. For each of nine key issues—ranging from agency staffing and training, to language access policies and cooperation with foreign consulates—the researchers identify a recommended approach and discuss relevant policies and practices.
In 2018, news media reported U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ plans to focus resources on identifying naturalized citizens who should not have been granted citizenship and pursuing denaturalization against them. This webinar will cover the laws and process governing denaturalization, discuss the types of cases in which the government has pursued denaturalization in the past, and offer tips for practitioners representing clients pursuing naturalization.
Register HereAsylum seekers are facing unprecedented hurdles to presenting their claims in the United States. This training will begin with an update from Luis Guerra, a Strategic Capacity Officer for CLINIC who has been working with asylum seekers in Tijuana with Al Otro Lado. Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. will then discuss efforts by the administration to restrict access to asylum as well as litigation challenging these restrictions.
Register HereA year ago this month, the Trump administration chaotically unveiled its family separation policy. After two months of public outcry, President Trump signed an order to end separation. Now, he and some of his closest advisors talk of bringing it back in a new form. But the impact of the first go-round still reverberates from Central America to the White House, from detention centers in Texas to committee rooms in Congress.
Read MoreAs some in the Trump administration press for a revival of its so-called “zero tolerance” policy, a top Health and Human Services (HHS) official urged Congress on Tuesday to act and limit the government’s authority to separate migrant children from their families.
Read MoreThe Trump administration is considering a revised version of its family separation tactic to cope with an influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border that would force parents to choose whether to remain detained as a family or agree to a separation to keep their children out of custody, according to administration officials.
Read MoreU.S. District Judge John Koeltl finalized his March 15 summary judgment order, laying out how federal immigration authorities were to remediate the improper denials of petitions filed by young, at-risk immigrants.
Read MoreAs the Trump administration works to address what it describes as a growing “crisis” at the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said in a court filing that it may take two years for the government to identify thousands of migrant children who were separated from their families.
Read MoreA year after President Donald Trump’s policy of separating children from their parents at the border was announced, leading to an intense backlash across the political spectrum, the administration says it is struggling against a growing “humanitarian and security crisis” at the southern border.
Read MoreOne year after Trump’s zero tolerance immigration policy, HuffPost spoke to families who say their children are withdrawn, depressed and self-harming.
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