The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said two laws passed by Congress did not end the right to a bond hearing for unaccompanied immigrant children who are detained by federal authorities.
Read the StoryThe American Academy of Pediatrics makes statement against the Department of Homeland Security’s new “enforcement initiative” to deport parents, caregivers and sponsors who sent for their unaccompanied children.
Read the StoryMississippi ICE cases take residents valuable to the community.
Read the StorySuicidality in refugee children and teens requires understanding of acculturative stress and other features.
Read the ArticleThis report examines how diverse providers access Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) and the processes built around them, what indicators can be used to better capture program elements that are valuable to immigrant and refugee families, and how the rollout of QRIS in different states has affected these communities.
Read the ReportDesigned for practitioners who are representing child clients in removal proceedings or advising family members of child clients in removal proceedings, this practice advisory offers multiple tips including risk mitigation strategies.
Read the AdvisoryThis research has implications for policy makers and researchers interested in reducing child poverty in complex family structures and underscores the need to revisit child support policies for mixed-status families. (Link provides abstract only without institutional or paid access.)
Read the AbstractStudy examines racial/ethnic differences in nine adversities among children (birth to 17) in the National Survey of Child Health and determines how differences vary by immigration history and income. (Link provides abstract only without institutional or paid access.)
Read the AbstractThis webpage contains various state-specific resources to help support immigrants, legal practitioners, and advocates in assisting and preparing families at risk of detention or deportation.
View the WebpageNew “surge initiative” will target parents and other relatives who may try to have children smuggled into the country. Federal administrators announced a new effort to seek out anyone who hires coyotes to bring in children and arrest them, a departure from prior practices.
This new enforcement targets those who had often functioned as sponsors of incoming immigrant children, now jeopardizing placement for the children and forcing the children to stay with other family members or move under the care of ORR. Legal challenges may result.
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