Factsheet: The Department of Homeland Security’s “Protected Areas” Memorandum
National Immigration Law Center (November 17, 2021)
This factsheet reviews the Department of Homeland Security’s new “Protected Areas” memo.
Toolkit – Latino Grandfamilies: Helping Latino Children Thrive Through Connection to Culture and Family
Generations United (November 21, 2021)
This new toolkit provides resources and tips to child welfare agencies, other government agencies, and nonprofit organizations so that they can better serve Latino grandfamilies regardless of child welfare involvement.
The Invisible Work of Family, Friend, and Neighbor Caregivers and its Importance for Immigrant and Dual Language Learner Families
Maki Park & Jasmine Flores Pena, Migration Policy Institute (December 2021)
This brief reviews the importance of family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) care for immigrant and dual language learner families and the barriers these caregivers encounter in accessing public subsidies and other supportive resources. It also provides recommendations to improve support of FFN caregivers.
Working with Immigrant Children and Families Involved in the State Child Welfare System
American Bar Association, Children’s Immigration Law Academy (2021)
This webinar series reviews best practice for attorneys when working with child welfare system involved immigrant children and families, focusing on the different roles of the child welfare agency, the child’s attorney, and the parent’s attorney.
KIND and the End SIJS Backlog Coalition Endorse the Immigrant Victim and Witness Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 6078)
Kids in Need of Defense [KIND] (December 16, 2021)
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.
Gov. DeSantis not budging on a move that will force hundreds of migrant kids out of FL
Katie LaGrone, ABC Action News (December 6, 2021)
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.
Why the Biden Administration Is Relaunching Trump’s Controversial ‘Remain in Mexico’ Immigration Policy
Jasmine Aguilera, Time (December 6, 2021)
Following an August district court order, the Biden administration reimplements the controversial “Remain in Mexico” policy.
“Just unacceptable”: Bipartisan Senate report criticizes HHS over shelters for migrant children
Fred Lucas, The Daily Signal (December 7, 2021)
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.
Migration Policy Institute’s U.S. Immigration Policy Program Seeking Policy Analysts
MPI is hiring for associate policy analyst/policy analyst positions in its U.S. Immigration Policy Program. Applications are due January 17, 2022
Key officials raised alarm about care of migrant children in government custody, new memo reveals
Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (December 10, 2021)
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.
