A lawsuit against the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services alleges discrimination against undocumented youth in their custody.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials argued before a House panel highlighting problems with the Migrant Protection Protocols, also known as the ‘remain in Mexico’ policy, and why it should be terminated.
Canada’s child welfare policies are not inclusive of undocumented immigrants, prompting researchers and community workers to push for reform by highlighting racial disparities and additional barriers this population faces.
A Texas federal judge ruled against the Biden administration exempting unaccompanied children from the Trump-era Title 42 policy.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated rules for Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) status including clarifying the documents needed to prove this status and that any individual under 21 years old or younger can apply.
The Department of Homeland Security has released a proposed rule that would change the public charge framework that currently can disqualify noncitizens from applying for a visa adjustment or refuse their admission application based on their use of public assistance.
Following the Center for Disease Control (CDC)’s guidance, the Biden administration will no longer remove children under Title 42.
Following Title 42 being lifted for unaccompanied children, groups around the country are calling for an end to this policy altogether, which is currently still being applied to adults and families.
Over 300 immigrant and mixed-status families will be receiving financial assistance through the Guaranteed Basic Income program, a program developed by sic nonprofit organizations in New Mexico.
Systemic family separation has been occurring at the U.S.-Mexico border since 2017, even before the Trump-era ”zero-tolerance” policy was implemented. This timeline outlines the history of these family separations from 2017 through the present day.
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