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DHS Sensitive Locations Policy

By | Federal Policy, ICE, Immigration Enforcement, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law

DHS Sensitive Locations Policy

CLINIC (Feb 12, 2018)

DHS Sensitive Locations Policy outlines how and to what extent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) can engage in enforcement actions in sensitive locations such as schools, places of worship and hospitals. This resource is available for download in both English and Spanish.

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Disclosure of Confidential Child Abuse and Neglect Records

By | Foster Care, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Social Work, State Policies, State Policy

Disclosure of Confidential Child Abuse and Neglect Records

Child Welfare Information Gateway (2017)

This publication presents an overview of state laws that designate the officials and entities that may have access to the confidential records of child abuse and neglect reports and investigations, the circumstances under which information may be disclosed, and the appropriate use of confidential information. Public disclosure of information in cases of child abuse-related fatalities or near fatalities also is addressed. Summaries of laws related to these issues for all states and U.S. territories are included.

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ABA Legal Fact Check: Confused About ‘Chain Migration’? Here’s How It Works

By | Federal Policy, Immigration Relief, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law

ABA Legal Fact Check: Confused About ‘Chain Migration’? Here’s How It Works

American Bar Association/Law and Crime (March 5, 2018)

This fact checking piece by the ABA examines the meaning and origin of the term “chain migration” and how it is being used today to shape the public’s view of immigrant families coming to the U.S.

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Trump’s Immigration Policies Are Harming American Children

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Early Childhood, Family Separation, Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Spanish Resources, Trauma

Trump’s Immigration Policies Are Harming American Children

Leila Schochet, Center for American Progress (July 31, 2017)

This issue brief discusses how Trump’s immigration policies impact young children and details current research on the impacts of breaking families apart, instilling fear in immigrant communities, and preventing families from accessing programs that meet children’s basic needs.

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Changes to “Public Charge” Instructions in the U.S. State Department’s Manual

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Changes to “Public Charge” Instructions in the U.S. State Department’s Manual

National Immigration Law Center (Feb 8, 2018)

The Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) provides instructions that officials in U.S. embassies and consulates abroad use to make decisions about whether to grant non–U.S. citizens permission to enter the U.S. This resource provides information about recent changes to the FAM.

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Proposed Changes to “Public Charge” Policies for Immigrants: Implications for Health Coverage

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Proposed Changes to “Public Charge” Policies for Immigrants: Implications for Health Coverage

Kaiser Family Foundation (Feb 13, 2018)

This fact sheet provides an overview of the Trump administration’s proposed changes to “public charge” policies and their implications for health and health coverage of legal immigrant families and their predominantly U.S.-born citizen children.

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The Trump Administration’s “Public Charge” Attack on Immigrant Families

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The Trump Administration’s “Public Charge” Attack on Immigrant Families

National Immigration Law Center (Feb 8, 2018)

The Trump Administration is opening  a new front in its assault on family-based immigration by making it harder for immigrants who might use essential public services to come to the United States and settle there permanently. The Department of Homeland Security has informed the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that it plans to propose regulations that discard longstanding policy about the meaning and application of the “public charge” provisions of immigration law.

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CLEAN SLATE FOR IMMIGRANTS: Reducing Felonies to Misdemeanors: Penal Code § 18.5, Prop 47, Penal Code § 17(b)(3), and Prop 64

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CLEAN SLATE FOR IMMIGRANTS: Reducing Felonies to Misdemeanors: Penal Code § 18.5, Prop 47, Penal Code § 17(b)(3), and Prop 64

Rose Cahn, ILRC (Feb 1, 2018)

This resource discusses the three primary mechanisms to reduce a felony to a misdemeanor: Penal Code § 17(b), Prop 47, and Prop 64. This information is especially important for immigrants as reducing felony convictions to misdemeanor convictions can be a powerful way to eliminate certain grounds of deportability, or open up eligibility for immigration status or immigration benefits.

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