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Immigrant Connection Project (ICON)

By | Family Separation, Highlighted Resources, Legal/Law, Practice, Practice Highlight, Youth & Families

Immigrant Connection Project (ICON)

Anne Marie Mulcahy, Vera Institute of Justice (March 30, 2020)

The Immigrant Connection Project (ICON) was created during the family separation crisis. This resource is for parents who were separated from their children. The Vera Institute of Justice also helps attorneys of these families in locating legal service providers who are working with these children.

Coronavirus Relief Package Fails to Provide Aid to Millions of Immigrants, Including Many on the Front Lines

By | In the News

Coronavirus Relief Package Fails to Provide Aid to Millions of Immigrants, Including Many on the Front Lines

Jorge Loweree, Immigration Impact (March 27, 2020)

On March 27, the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act) was signed. The CARES Act will help provide aid and relief to our country due to the COVID-19 pandemic; however, it negatively impacts immigrants.

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Crisis Within a Crisis: Immigration in the United States in a Time of COVID-19

By | COVID-19, Federal Policy, Highlighted Resources, Law/Policy Highlight

Crisis Within a Crisis: Immigration in the United States in a Time of COVID-19

Muzaffar Chishti & Sarah Pierce, Migration Policy Institute (March 26, 2020)

With the outbreak of COVID-19, the intersection of U.S. immigration and public health policy has gained much attention. In this article, the authors discuss how the Trump administration has put a series of measures in place in response to the outbreak that affect immigrants and immigration.

Extended Deadline for Applications for Research Scholars Program

By | Opportunities

Extended Deadline for Applications for Research Scholars Program

National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families

The National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families has extended its deadline for applications for their Research Scholars Program. The new deadline is April 1st. If chosen, the scholar will receive a stipend of $7,500 for a 12-month period.

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Growing Calls To Close Immigration Courts And Release Detainees As Virus Spreads

By | In the News

Growing Calls To Close Immigration Courts And Release Detainees As Virus Spreads

Joel Rose, NPR (March 21, 2020)

As the COVID-19 outbreak grows, U.S. authorities are facing more pressure by immigration advocates to close all of the nation’s immigration courts and release detained immigrants who are not a threat to the public to prevent an outbreak in facilities after an ICE detention center employee tested positive for the virus.

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Children More at Risk for Abuse and Neglect Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Experts Say

By | In the News

Children More at Risk for Abuse and Neglect Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Experts Say

Suzanne Hirt, Andrea Ball, & Katie Wedell, USA Today (March 21, 2020)

Since the largest group of tipsters for suspected child abuse are educators, hundreds of thousands of at-risk children are at a higher risk of experiencing abuse and neglect due to the school closures related to the COVID-19 outbreak.

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NO LONGER FEELING SAFE: Perspectives on Immigration Policy from Early Childhood Professionals

By | Child Well-Being, Early Childhood, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research, Research Highlight

NO LONGER FEELING SAFE: Perspectives on Immigration Policy from Early Childhood Professionals

Rebecca Ullrich & Shiva Sethi, CLASP (March 16, 2020)

This resource provides data that was collected from nearly 200 early care and educational professionals who work with children of immigrant parents. Some of the questions they were asked surrounded working with families who have been separated and families access to certain services.

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