Asylum seeking families arriving at New York City homeless shelters are being separated in some cases due to lack of proper documentation to prove they are a family unit, causing some families to opt to sleep on the street
Although 400 children and families previously separated under the Trump administration have been reunited, some 1,000 still remain separated and ongoing efforts must be made to continue this reunification progress.
In the wake of the overturn of Roe v. Wade, unaccompanied immigrant children in U.S. custody who want to seek an abortion are being moved to states that don’t have new abortion restrictions as advocates call on ORR to expand their policy on abortion access.
New York City has developed Project Open Arms, a collaborative effort of city and nonprofit agencies to help asylum-seeking families get enrolled in school and access needed social services.
This hybrid conference will address topics such as the state of play for immigration, the growing role of litigation to block immigration policies, the asylum system, and developments in humanitarian protection.
DHS has released a final rule to take effect on Oct. 31st. that codifies and preserves DACA, while maintaining the existing eligibility guidelines.
This research brief by the CICW Research Workgroup provides background and highlights gaps in the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s Post-Release Services program for unaccompanied minors and offers research-based recommendations for improvements.
This brief summaries the key findings and recommendations from the second phase of the Strengthening Border Families study, which elicited the perspectives of frontline practitioners who serve immigrant families across a variety of service settings in the community about the accessibility and quality of services for immigrant families with young children in the Doña Ana County. It is also available in Spanish here.
This research explored immigrant children’s mental health and impacts of various neighborhood and family contexts.
This research describes mental health symptoms and service receipt among Latino adults with children.
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