Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Final Rule
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (August 30, 2022)
This final rule issued by DHS codifies the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy.
Return and Reintegration of Unaccompanied Migrant Children
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) (August 1, 2022)
This factsheet explains the existing return process for unaccompanied children returning to their home countries, and describes how KIND’s Child Migrant Return and Reintegration Program can support children throughout the process.
Caja de herramientas sobre el interés superior de la niñez y la asistencia y defensa legal de niñas, niños y adolescentes en movilidad humana de KIND
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) (August 16, 2022)
This series of Spanish documents provides guidance on the principle of the best interests of children and the assistance and legal defense of children and adolescents in human mobility.
Neighbourhood and family correlates of immigrant children’s mental health: a population-based cross-sectional study in Canada
Amanda Sim & Katholiki Georgiades, BMC Psychiatry (July 5, 2022)
This research explored immigrant children’s mental health and impacts of various neighborhood and family contexts.
Over One Third of Lower-income Latino Adults Living with Children Have Frequent Anxiety or Depressive Symptoms, and Most Do Not Receive Mental Health Services
Yiyu Chen & María A. Ramos-Olazagasti, National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families (July 19, 2022)
This research describes mental health symptoms and service receipt among Latino adults with children.
DHS Enforcement Priorities Updates
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (July 22, 2022)
This resource provides a summary and FAQ of the recent federal court ruling regarding DHS immigration enforcement priorities.
Immigrant Children’s Medicaid and CHIP Access and Participation: A Data Profile
Valerie Lacarte, Migration Policy Institute (June 2022)
This policy brief discusses the state of immigrant children’s eligibility and coverage by Medicaid and CHIP in 2019.
Immigrant and Community Integration Step by Step Guide to Local Integration Programming
Ben Brokaw & Leya Speasmaker, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (June 2020)
This resource provides key steps for organizations in the design, implementation, evaluation, and reassessment of immigrant integration endeavors.
Community Integration Toolkit
Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (June 21, 2022)
This resource accompanies CLINICS’s “Immigrant and Community Integration Step by Step Guide to Local Integration Programming” to provide additional information content and worksheets to support integration projects.
Confronting Discrimination Based on National and Immigration Status
U.S. Department of Education (August 2021)
This resource highlights key pillars to confronting discrimination and ensuring equal access to education for all students regardless of immigration status.
