In this interview, Luis Zayas of the University of Texas at Austin discusses interviews with detained children and mothers that were conducted as part of his new book examining the impact of detention facilities, “Through Iceboxes and Kennels: How Immigration Detention Harms Children and Families.”
President Biden is considering reinstituting the harmful and traumatic immigration enforcement practice of family detention.
A group of more than 70 democrats in the House and Senate sent Biden a letter asking him to reconsider policies restricting asylum access for immigrants crossing the southern border and against restarting a controversial program detaining families.
This article explores the definitions and various components of safety, permanency and well-being for unaccompanied children in long-term foster care under the Office of Refugee Resettlement.
This brief examines mixed-status families’ disproportionate experiences of material hardship and discusses relevant policy implications for addressing these disparities.
This policy brief explores SNAP access and participation among U.S. born and immigrant families and the various barriers to eligibility and use.
This brief highlights how expedited asylum processes cause harm to children seeking asylum and provides recommendations on how to address these problems.
This toolkit provides tips, resources, and guided practices on a variety of topics to assist sponsors of unaccompanied children in navigating the complex reunification process.
This list of resources provides an overview of all the resources available on the Girasol resource page to support immigrant children, families, and advocates.
This webinar will review immigration and family separation related trauma and discuss best-practice interventions to address the negative effect of family separation and reunification challenges.
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