Understanding Extreme Hardship in Waivers
ILRC Attorneys, ILRC (Jan 31, 2018)
This advisory provides an overview of hardship in waivers: when you need to prove hardship, whose hardship counts, and what is hardship.
View ResourceGuide for Developing and Implementing Child Welfare Practice Models
Jan McCarthy, National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement (Oct, 2012)
This guide offers an overall framework for developing, implementing and/or strengthening a family centered practice model, cites specific examples from States and Tribes, and provides additional information to help child welfare agencies and their partners make informed choices in selecting their approaches to this important work.
View GuideABA 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.
View ResourceTrump’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.
Read Report Spanish VersionChanges 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.
View ResourcePaths to Family-Based Green Cards for TPS Holders
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (Feb 15, 2018)
An infographic about potential paths to a green card for TPS grantees.
Get the InfographicAccess to Health Care, Food, and Other Public Programs for Immigrant Families under the Trump Administration: Things to Keep in Mind When Talking with Immigrant Families
National Immigration Law Center (Feb 8, 2018)
This issue brief is intended to clarify what has and has not changed with respect to the policies affecting immigrants’ access to health care, nutrition, and other critical programs. The NILC invites you to use it as a resource when you speak with immigrants and immigrant families.
Read MorePartnering with Latino & Immigrant Families: Resources and Suggestions for Child Welfare Professionals
North Carolina Division of Social Services (July 2015)
A guide of information, resources and best practices that seeks to provide practitioners with the knowledge and skills to better serve the increasing number of Latino and recent immigrant families in their communities.
Read the Full ResourceProposed 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.
Read MoreThe 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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