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Mar 30
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How Foster Families Are Stepping Up to House Unaccompanied Children Arriving at the U.S.-Mexico Border

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How Foster Families Are Stepping Up to House Unaccompanied Children Arriving at the U.S.-Mexico Border 

Jasmine Aguilera, TIME Magazine (March 19, 2021)

Focusing on the story of one foster family who has taken in immigrant children who arrived unaccompanied at the U.S.-Mexico border, this article uses their experiences to address the broader issues that organizations are facing in rapidly trying to find temporary homes for children in the aftermath of policies like Title 42 which rapidly expelled children rather than reuniting them with sponsors in the United States.

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Mar 30
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U.S. races to find bed space for migrant children as number of unaccompanied minors in government custody hits 15,500

By | In the News

U.S. races to find bed space for migrant children as number of unaccompanied minors in government custody hits 15,500 

Camilo Montoya-Galves, NBC News (March 21, 2021)

By the end of March, the United States will be currently housing 15,500 children. 5,000 of these children are being kept in a Border Patrol tent facility well past the 72-hour limit prescribed by U.S. law. Due to limited bed space and the increasing number of unaccompanied minors, the sole refugee agency with HSS has had to open makeshift facilities to get children away from Border Patrol facilities. Thus far, the Biden administration has refused to expel these children back to their home countries, calling the previous administration’s practice of doing so inhumane.

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Mar 30
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Expelled from U.S. at night, migrant families weigh next steps

By | In the News

Expelled from U.S. at night, migrant families weigh next steps

Associated Press (March 28, 2021)

Due to pandemic constraints, immigrants are being expelled from the United States into the city of Reynosa, Mexico, in the middle of the night, leaving many families left to wonder what to do. Further pandemic restrictions mean that parents often make the painful decision to send their children across the border alone as children under 7 are currently allowed to pursue asylum. One mother from Guatemala discussed sending her son across the border alone, stating simply, “We’re in God’s hands.”

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Mar 30
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Working with Immigrant Children and Families Involved in the State Child Welfare System: The Child Welfare Agency’s Role

By | Opportunities

Working with Immigrant Children and Families Involved in the State Child Welfare System: The Child Welfare Agency’s Role 

ABA – Children’s Immigration Law Academy (April 1, 2021) 

Designed for attorneys who represent child welfare agencies or the state, this webinar will communicate how to work with immigrant families and children currently involved in foster care. A panel of attorneys working with child welfare agencies will address specific issues relevant to this topic area, including the issues of permanency planning for this group.  

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Mar 30
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From Local to Federal – Moving Immigration Policy in Our Communities

By | Opportunities

From Local to Federal – Moving Immigration Policy in Our Communities 

NIJC (April 6, 2021) 

In their monthly series focusing on providing updates on current policy and action items, this webinar will present how Illinois’ Welcoming City Ordinance and New Way Forward Act represent inventive immigration policies that counteract racial oppression and detention, ensuring due process and the rights of immigrant communities.  

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Mar 30
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Encuentro: Defending Migrant Rights Across the Americas

By | Opportunities

Encuentro: Defending Migrant Rights Across the Americas  

USC Equity Research Institute (April 13, 2021)

This virtual conference will examine the contemporary immigration policies of South America and how the United States may create its own innovative policy that centers upon migrant access to legal status and ensure their right to live a dignified life.  

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Mar 30
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Promoting Permanency during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Use of Remote Assessments in Permanency Planning

By | Opportunities

Promoting Permanency during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Use of Remote Assessments in Permanency Planning 

International Social Service USA (April 14, 2021) 

Open to both agencies and individuals involved in child welfare-related planning and assessment, this training will provide guidance on best practices that protect staff and clients in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and adapting services to virtual work with families. Finally, the legal and ethical implications of doing virtual assessment and what this means for practice going forward will be discussed.

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Mar 30
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Building Bridges for Every Child: Reception, Care and Services to Support Unaccompanied Children in the United States

By | Child Well-Being, Detention, Family Separation, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Transnational Resources, Unaccompanied Minors

Building Bridges for Every Child: Reception, Care and Services to Support Unaccompanied Children in the United States

UNICEF (February 2021) 

This report from UNICEF provides a roadmap of practice in the humane reception of unaccompanied children. Utilizing examples from both the United States and abroad, it provides eight recommendations that span the work of international child rights, domestic child welfare, and immigration to create an environment that functions in the best interest of children.

Feb 25
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Connecting Cross-Border Families

By | Family Separation, Foster Care, Highlighted Resources, Legal/Law, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Workers, Topics, Transnational Resources, Unaccompanied Minors

Connecting Cross-Border Families 

Child Welfare Information Gateway (November 13, 2020) 

In this podcast, Elaine Weisman of the ISS-USA discusses topics relating to cross-border cases, including resources for caseworkers seeking to reunify families separated at the border and how current laws and policies can impact agencies working across borders. 

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