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Dec 01
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Webinar: Managing Trauma: Tips for Supporting Refugee Teens in Schools, Refugee Resettlement, & Other Contexts

By | Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Family Separation, Immigrant Youth, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers, Trauma

Webinar: Managing Trauma: Tips for Supporting Refugee Teens in Schools, Refugee Resettlement, & Other Contexts

Bridging Refugee Youth & Children’s Services (Dec 1, 2017)

This latest webinar from BRYCS builds off their Understanding Trauma in Refugee Youth webinar. Viewers can learn about some of the dilemmas facing refugee teenagers, how to converse helpfully and meaningfully with refugee teens, as well as ways to intervene more effectively with refugee teens, their families, and schools.

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Nov 09
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Child Well-Being: Key Considerations for Policymakers, Including the Need for a Federal Cross-Agency Priority Goal

By | Law/Policy Highlight

Child Well-Being: Key Considerations for Policymakers, Including the Need for a Federal Cross-Agency Priority Goal

U.S. Government Accountability Office (Nov 9, 2017)

This report explores the state of child well-being in the United States and experts’ views on policy considerations when addressing child well-being.

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May 30
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New Director and Administrative Home

By | Opportunities

New Director and Administrative Home

The Center on Immigration and Child Welfare (CICW) has a new Director and a new administrative home in the border state of New Mexico at New Mexico State University (NMSU).  Our continuing mission remains the same:  to improve programs and policies related to immigrant children and families involved in the public child welfare system.

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Mar 22
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Trump’s Executive Orders and Immigrants’ Access to Health, Food, and Other Public Programs

By | Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention, Immigration Relief, Legal/Law, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers

Trump’s Executive Orders and Immigrants’ Access to Health, Food, and Other Public Programs

National Immigration Law Center (March 22, 2017)

This publication seeks to clarify changes to rules and policies that affect immigrants’ access to health, nutrition, and other critical programs in response to executive orders on “public charges”. It is intended as a resource for speaking with immigrants and immigrant families.

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Jun 28
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A Guide to Children Arriving at the Border: Laws, Policies, and Responses

By | Deportation, Detention, Federal Policy, ICE, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Relief, Law & Policy, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), Unaccompanied Minors

A Guide to Children Arriving at the Border: Laws, Policies, and Responses

American Immigration Council (June 2015)

This guide provides information about the tens of thousands of children who have fled their homes in Central America and arrived at our southern border. It seeks to explain the basics about who these children are, what happens to them when they arrive in the U.S., laws in place to help them, and proposed legislation to help these children.

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Jun 01
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Immigration Status and Relief Options

By | CICW Toolkits, Handbooks, Guides & Books, ICE, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Relief, Legal/Law, Practice, Resources, Social Work, Social Workers, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), Toolkits, Handbooks, Guides & Books

Immigration Status and Relief Options

A Social Worker’s Toolkit for Working With Immigrant Families

(Updated June 2015)

This toolkit provides a basic overview of the dynamics of the U.S. immigration system as it impacts children and families in the child welfare system. The toolkit includes practical appendices with resources for accessing vital documents, facilitating communication between child welfare and immigration legal counsel, and a summary of immigration relief options applicable to youth in care.

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May 18
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CICW Statement on Immigration Executive Actions

By | Child Well-Being, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Relief, Policy Briefs & Analyses

CICW Statement on Immigration Executive Actions

A Product of the CICW Law & Policy Committee (May 2015)

In this position statement, the CICW acknowledges its support for the Obama administration’s expanded deferred action programs and outlines the ways in which expanded deferred action can promote the well-being of children in immigrant families.

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Mar 18
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Language Access

By | Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Immigrant Youth, Language Issues, Policy Briefs & Analyses

Language Access

Alan J. Dettlaff, PhD & Caitlin O’Grady, MSW (March 2015)

This brief focuses on language access policies. Research suggests that when child welfare-system involved families do not have access to linguistically appropriate services, successful completion of their case plan is impeded. Language access policies address this issue by outlining agency protocol to ensure that limited English proficient (LEP) families receive appropriate interpretation and translation services.

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Mar 18
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Immigration Relief Options for Undocumented Youth in Care

By | Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Policy Briefs & Analyses

Immigration Relief Options for Undocumented Youth in Care

Alan J. Dettlaff, PhD & Caitlin O’Grady, MSW (March 2015)

This brief focuses on policies that address immigration relief options for undocumented immigrant youth involved with the child welfare system. Undocumented youth face barriers in accessing services, including educational and employment opportunities, that can have long-term negative impacts on their well-being. Recognizing the challenges that undocumented youth experience in accessing services and opportunities, the policies in this category aim to reduce these barriers by ensuring that child welfare practitioners are aware of available opportunities for youth to gain legal status. The policies discussed throughout this brief both provide staff with an overview of immigration relief options and offer guidance to staff on how they can provide assistance throughout the application process.

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Mar 18
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Financial Eligibility including Permanent Residence Under Color of Law (PRUCOL)

By | Child Well-Being, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Policy Briefs & Analyses

Financial Eligibility including Permanent Residence Under Color of Law (PRUCOL)

Alan J. Dettlaff, PhD & Caitlin O’Grady, MSW (March 2015)

This brief focuses on issues related to foster care funding for immigrant youth in care. Undocumented immigrant youth are typically not eligible for federal foster care funding, which may pose challenges for child welfare practitioners. In response to these challenges, the policies in this brief provide guidance to child welfare agency staff on obtaining foster care funds for immigrant youth. Included are policies that outline the procedure for applying for Permanent Residence Under Color of Law (PRUCOL) for undocumented minors. PRUCOL is not an immigration relief option, but rather a process through which undocumented children and youth become eligible for federal foster care funding.

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