Paths 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.
Get the Fact SheetCLEAN 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.
Read MoreFear of Massive Deportations in the United States: Social Implications on Deprived Pediatric Communities
Marie Leiner, Izul De la Vega, and Bert Johansson, Frontiers in Pediatrics (Aug 21, 2017)
A discussion of how childhood experiences related to deportations have a profound effect on children’s current lives and on their future opportunities.
Read the ArticleState Immigration Enforcement Policies: How they Impact Low-Income Households
Heather Koball, Julia Gelatt, Hamutal Bernstein, Charmaine Runes, and Eleanor Pratt, National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) (May 2017)
Researchers at NCCP, Urban Institute, and Migration Policy Institute looked at how the changing immigration policy environment is likely to affect immigrant families. Specifically, the report examines whether immigrant families living in states that ramped up enforcement of federal policy saw any changes in their material hardship, or how often fear of deportation affected their ability to pay for essentials (such as rent, utilities, or food).
View the ReportTrauma and Psychological Distress in Latino Citizen Children Following Parental Detention and Deportation
Lisseth Rojas-Flores, Mari L. Clements, and J. Hwang Koo, Fuller Theological Seminary (2017)
This study explores the mental health impact of parental detention and deportation on U.S. citizen children as potentially traumatic events that may cause post-traumatic stress disorder and psychological distress.
Download the PublicationWhat Is Child Welfare? A Guide for Domestic Violence Services Advocates
Child Welfare Information Gateway (October, 2015)
Child welfare (CW) professionals and domestic violence (DV) services advocates recognize the common co-occurrence of domestic violence and child maltreatment. Acknowledgement of the significant overlap has led to more collaboration between these fields, as both groups work to keep families safe. This guide provides an overview of basic child welfare services, describes how domestic violence services and child welfare professionals can support one another’s efforts in working with families, and lists resources for more information.
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