Labor Exploitation of Unaccompanied Children
Kids in Need of Defense (September 13, 2023)
This fact sheet reviews the issue of labor exploitation of unaccompanied children and how this issue can be addressed.
Protecting Access to Education for Migratory Children A Resource for Families and Educators
U.S. Dept of Justice Civil Rights Division, U.S. Dept of Education Office for Civil Rights (June 2023)
This fact sheet highlights challenges in access to education for migratory children, explains where families can go for help, and outlines responsibilities for public schools.
Protecting Access to Education for Unaccompanied Children A Resource for Families and Educators
U.S. Dept of Justice Civil Rights Division, U.S. Dept of Education Office for Civil Rights (June 2023)
This fact sheet highlights challenges in access to education for unaccompanied children, explains where caregivers can go for help, and outlines responsibilities for public schools.
Report on Homeland Security for Children Fiscal Year 2023 Report to Congress
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (September 2023)
This report describes DHS’s efforts to review and incorporate feedback from organizations representing the needs of children, and addresses the identification and protection of unaccompanied minors and family detention.
Addressing the Shift in Child Welfare Practices Serving Latinx Immigrant Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Policy Recommendations and Future Directions
Marisol Sanchez, Socorro Ramirez-Gamiño; Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative (2023)
This policy brief reviews recent research on child welfare agency practices serving immigrants during the pandemic and offers four policy recommendations to response to the needs of immigrant families in the child welfare system.
Health Conditions and Health Care among California’s Undocumented Immigrants
Public Policy Institute of California • November 2, 2023 • 11am-12pm PT
This webinar will review a new report on the health and service use of undocumented patients in CA.
Advocates Say Tenn. Child Services Fails To Help Immigrants
Micah Danney, Law 360 (July 25, 2023)
Three undocumented children and their advocates sued the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services for failing to aid them in pursing SIJS legal status.
HHS Announces Proposed Regulation to Strengthen Services and Protections for Unaccompanied Children in Its Care
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (September 29, 2023)
HHS has proposed a “Foundational” rule for ORR’s UC program that would codify a framework for the care and custody of unaccompanied children.
Undocumented families bused from Texas to downtown San Jose overnight
Lezla Gooden, CBS Bay Area (October 4, 2023)
A group of 12 migrants, including children, were bussed from El Paso, TX to San Jose, CA.
Utahns celebrate bipartisan bill allowing immigrant children to be eligible for health benefits
Emily Ashcraft, KSL (October 4, 2023)
Utah has passed a bill making children of immigrants eligible for CHIP.
