Public Charge Update: What Advocates Need to Know Now
Protecting Immigrant Families (March 4, 2022)
This resource reviews all updates to public charge rule in recent months.
A Year After Mississippi ICE Raids, Chicken Plants Face Few Penalties as Families Suffer
(August 7, 2020)
In August 2019, ICE raided a chicken plant and arrested over 680 employees. At the time, U.S. attorney, Mike Hurst, made clear that employers would not escape charges for illegal hiring practices of immigrants without proper authorization. However, more than a year later, charges have only been linked to two managers while hundreds of family members face grave consequences such as deportation.
Read MoreCourt sides with Trump administration effort to impose ‘public charge’ rule
Ann E. Marimow, Washington Post (August 6, 2020)
The most recent ruling from a federal appeals court decided Trump’s ‘public charge’ policy was legal. This reverses the previous ruling from a lower-court that established an injunction against Trump’s order. Another appeals court, however, did not approve of the policy. Trump’s ‘public charge’ rule will remain blocked throughout the duration of the national health emergency in place due to the pandemic as it currently stands.
Read MoreSeeking Refuge in US, Children Fleeing Danger Are Expelled
Nomaan Merchant, US NEWS (August 6, 2020)
Since Trump’s executive order in March, over 2,000 vulnerable children have been deported. A 12-year old Honduran boy and his younger sister fled to the United States to escape those that threatened to kill him after they murdered his uncle. He believed he was being transported to another shelter, but, in reality, was brought back to the border and sent to Honduras. No agent viewed the threatening video of a man declaring to take the young boy’s life.
Read MoreDismantling and Reconstructing the U.S. Immigration System: A Catalog of Changes under the Trump Presidency
Sarah Pierce and Jessica Bolter, Migration Policy Institute (July, 2020)
Since Trump’s inauguration, over 400 policies and executive orders have been implemented targeting all levels of immigration to and within the United States. This report covers all notable changes and their long lasting effects on the immigration system.
Working with Immigrant Children and Families Involved in the State Child Welfare System: Case Study from Initiation to Resolution of a Dependency Proceeding
American Bar Association (September 30, 2020)
This free webinar will provide an overview for attorneys of the needs of immigrant children and families in the child welfare system.
Link to WebinarPreparing for the Expansion of Expedited Removal
CLINIC (September 16, 2020)
Knowing an expansion of expedited removal looms, this webinar helps to better explain the process and assist advocates to prepare and successfully push for the release of clients and placed in removal proceedings under INA.
Link to WebinarWebinar Series: Understanding and Preparing Waivers
CLINIC (October 6-27, 2020)
This four-part webinar series will review the theory and practice of preparing waivers for applicants. Information will increase legal providers’ ability to effectively analyze a case and eligibility for waivers.
Link to WebinarHow can child protection agencies support families and children who lack lawful immigration status?
Casey Family Programs (June 22, 2020)
This resource covers resources and strategies to best support immigrant families that do not have documented status within the United States.
Working with Immigrant Families in the Child Welfare System
California Evidenced-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (August 2020)
This resource provides insight for child welfare agencies on how to effectively engage and provide services for immigrant families.
