U.S. Policies and Laws Affecting Children on the Move
KIND (January 16, 2024)
This timeline reviews international and domestic agreements, laws, and policies impacting the U.S. response to children on the move.
This timeline reviews international and domestic agreements, laws, and policies impacting the U.S. response to children on the move.
This policy brief highlights four key recommendations to improve care for unaccompanied minors in ORR custody and move away from congregate care settings.
This white paper provides a thorough assessment of the Biden administration’s policies for children facing removal in immigration court.
This explainer reviews the recent Biden administration notice for proposed rulemaking related to the care of unaccompanied minors in ORR custody and highlights advocates’ recommendations.
This brief reviews the Biden administration’s asylum ban, including the Circumvention of Lawful Pathways rule and exceptions, plus ways to rebut the presumption of asylum ineligibility.
This policy brief reviews the Immigration Court Efficiency and Children’s Court Act of 2023 which has the potential to create a more child-friendly environment for UCs navigating the U.S. immigration system.
This paper reviews the principles of equity in permanency to connect and place children with family locally and globally and offers related practice recommendations.
This fact sheet reviews the issue of labor exploitation of unaccompanied children and how this issue can be addressed.
This brief reviews foster care licensure for immigrant caregivers, describes challenges that state licensing standards may present for undocumented caregivers, and explains how caregivers may overcome these challenges.
This commentary reviews the history and impact of DACA, including the recent court decision that declared the program illegal.