USCIS has updated its Public Charge Resources Webpage to provide up-to-date information on the public charge ground of inadmissibility and public benefits available to noncitizens.
This advisory provides an overview of the SIJS-based adjustment of status process with a step-by-step guidance for both the affirmative process (i.e., for youth not in removal proceedings), and for the defensive process (i.e., for youth who are in removal proceedings).
This advisory provides a review of the most common types of relief for DACA recipients and helpful tips for inadmissibility screening.
This guide provides information about the new Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) policy, answers key questions, and provides resources to learn more.
This chart outlines potential relief eligibility for clients who have criminal records.
This webinar series reviews best practice for attorneys when working with child welfare system involved immigrant children and families, focusing on the different roles of the child welfare agency, the child’s attorney, and the parent’s attorney.
This article reviews the legal implications of immigration status on foster placements and provides promising practices and other recommendations for those working closely with immigrant caregivers in the child welfare system.
This practice guidance provides possible options for immigrant families who have lost a family member to COVID-19 and are now facing the possible loss of immigration benefits.
This practice guidance provides recommendations on what information to include in state court predicate orders for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) in CA as well as sample predicate orders from family, probate, dependency, and delinquency courts.
This webinar discusses the Young Center’s work and advocacy around the incorporation of a “best interests mandate” into federal law and policy.
This resource provides clarification in the wake of the recent ruling in State of Texas, et al., v. The United State of America, et al., on DACA.
This webinar reviews family finding, permanency planning, and concurrent planning for all cases, including those with families who reside outside of the state and country; provides resources for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs), Guardians Ad Litem, attorneys and other stakeholders; and highlight ISS network services.
This toolkit provides recommendations and best practices for Criminal Defenders working with noncitizen clients who are at risk for deportation. While geared toward practitioners in California, this toolkit may have applications for federal defenders across the U.S.
This practice advisory answers frequently asked questions on addressing disclosure of juvenile adjudications and dissemination of court records for individuals interested in applying for DACA, and also includes a sample DACA request packet.
This document created by the American Immigration Lawyers Association summarizes and lists the details of the recent changes that were made to the USCIS Policy Manual for working with Asylees and Refugees. (Document access requires an AILA account).
This webinar is intended to offer guidance to attorneys that work on behalf of child welfare agencies or the state. The webinar discusses ways to support immigrant youth in foster care.
This practice alert provides guidance on the “Johnson Memo” which includes enforcement actions, custody decisions, and final orders for removal. The authors note that this memo does not take into consideration the 100-day moratorium proposed by the previously released Pekoske Memo.
This practice advisory reviews the backlog of visas for youth from specific countries that are applying for a green card through Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) and offers practice advice for representing these youth that might experience a long wait for their green card.
This brief details updates to USCIS services offered during the COVID-19 pandemic and includes information about USCIS’s automatic 60-day extension to Requests for Evidence (RFEs), Notices of Intent to Deny (NOIDs) and additional responses that are applicable through March 31, 2021.
This toolkit provides an overview of financial ineligibility for public benefits, ineligibility for federal public benefits based on immigration status, and eligibility for section 8 housing choice voucher program, section 8 housing project-based rental assistance, or public housing.
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