This policy brief provides background and an overview of the recently introduced Immigrant Victim and Witness Protection Act, which would remove the annual limit on visas for SIJS recipients and provide important protections to immigrant survivors of trafficking, domestic violence, and other harms.
Florida’s Governor stands by his executive order which directs the state’s Department of Children and Families not to renew the licenses of shelters and foster homes providing temporary care to unaccompanied migrant children.
Following an August district court order, the Biden administration reimplements the controversial “Remain in Mexico” policy.
Despite a recent bipartisan report highlighting concerning oversight issues with government contractors that care for migrant children, the Biden administration renewed contracts with two of those contractors.
MPI is hiring for associate policy analyst/policy analyst positions in its U.S. Immigration Policy Program. Applications are due January 17, 2022
An internal document from the Office of Refugee Resettlement indicates growing concern within the agency about the poor conditions and lack of child-welfare guided approaches to caring for migrant children.
Michigan remains one of 16 states that still does not provide health care to lawful immigrant children.
In response to pressure from advocates, the Biden administration is reversing plans to move forward Trump-era regulations that would end the Flores Settlement Agreement, which provides important protections to migrant children in immigration custody.
Despite essential contributions to key U.S. industries, many immigrants and their U.S. citizen children have been cut out of pandemic relief.
The Senate parliamentarian has rejected the latest attempt to include immigration reform provisions in the Build Back Better Act.
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