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Trump Officials Urge End of Time Limits on Detaining Migrant Children

By | In the News

Trump Officials Urge End of Time Limits on Detaining Migrant Children

Ron Nixon, The New York Times (September 18, 2018)

Trump administration officials told a Senate panel that a decades-old court ruling that limits the length of time migrant children can be detained hampers the government’s ability to stem illegal immigration, and needs to be amended by Congress.

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Unaccompanied Immigrant Children: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Needs and Responses

By | Highlighted Resources, Research Highlight, Topics, Unaccompanied Minors

Unaccompanied Immigrant Children: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Needs and Responses

Thomas M. Crea, Benjamin J. Roth, Jayshree S. Jani, Breanne Grace, Children and Youth Services Review (September, 2018)
A special issue recently released concerning unaccompanied immigrant children and youth. Subscription required for full text.

How to Talk About Public Charge with Immigrants and Their Families

By | Highlighted Resources, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice, Practice Highlight, Public Charge, Social Work, Social Workers, Topics

How to Talk About Public Charge with Immigrants and Their Families

Protecting Immigrant Families (August 7, 2018)

This document reviews key Protecting Immigrant Families Campaign messages and talking points related to communicating with immigrant communities about the Trump era public charge rule.

Risks of Applying for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status in Affirmative Cases

By | Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Legal Professionals, Practice, Practice Highlight, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), Topics

Risks of Applying for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status in Affirmative Cases

Immigration Legal Resource Center (August 31, 2018)

This Practice Advisory answers common questions about the risks of filing affirmative SIJS cases for youth in a variety of scenarios, such as when the youth has a delinquency history, the youth is over the age of 18, or the youth is alleged to be gang-involved.

Webinar: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Hot Topics

By | Opportunities

Webinar: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Hot Topics

Immigration Legal Resource Center (September 27, 2018)

This webinar will provide an overview of Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, a humanitarian form of immigration relief for children who have been abandoned, abused or neglected by a parent. Other issues will be discussed, including trends in USCIS adjudications and immigration courts. Registration closes September 26th.

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Trump’s Executive Order and the Flores Settlement Explained

By | Child Well-Being, Detention, Federal Policy, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Youth, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Topics, Unaccompanied Minors

Trump’s Executive Order and the Flores Settlement Explained

Refugees International (June, 2018)

An issue brief on the Flores Settlement Agreement and President Trump’s executive order to detain children together with their parents while criminal or immigration proceedings are being resolved.

 

Resources for Families Facing Deportation and Separation

By | Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Highlighted Resources, ICE, Immigration Enforcement, Legal Professionals, Parental Interests Directive, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Workers, Spanish Resources, Topics, Youth & Families

Resources for Families Facing Deportation and Separation

Women’s Refugee Commission (July, 2018)

These guides and reports provide information about family separation, safety planning, and child welfare for families facing detention and deportation. The documents provide tools for preventing family separation and resources for families caught between the immigration and child welfare systems. Available in English and Spanish.

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