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Federal Policy

Tax​ ​Hike​ ​on​ ​Immigrant​ ​Families​ ​Would​ ​Drive​ ​Up​ ​Child​ ​Poverty

By | Child Well-Being, Federal Policy, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law

Tax​ ​Hike​ ​on​ ​Immigrant​ ​Families​ ​Would​ ​Drive​ ​Up​ ​Child​ ​Poverty

Jackie Vimo & Carrie Welton, National Immigration Law Center (Nov 14, 2017)

This NILC factsheet discusses the effects of losing the Child Tax Credit (CTC) on children in immigrant families, which lifts 1.5 million children out of poverty each year and mitigates poverty’s impact for millions more.

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Court Decisions Ensure TPS Holders in Sixth and Ninth Circuits May Become Permanent Residents

By | Federal Policy, Immigration Relief, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice

Court Decisions Ensure TPS Holders in Sixth and Ninth Circuits May Become Permanent Residents

American Immigration Council (Sept 11, 2017)

This practice advisory discusses the implications of Ramirez v. Brown and Flores v. USCIS for TPS recipients and other categories of family and employment-based adjustment.

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The Dream Act, DACA, and Other Policies Designed to Protect Dreamers

By | Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law

The Dream Act, DACA, and Other Policies Designed to Protect Dreamers

American Immigration Council (Sept 6, 2017)

In light of the impending end of DACA, this factsheet explores other potential legislative avenues that may protect those current and potential beneficiaries of the initiative who may face deportation.

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RESOURCE​ ​GUIDE:​ ​Defending​ ​Immigrant​ ​Youth​ ​Post​ ​DACA

By | Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice, Social Work, Social Workers

RESOURCE​ ​GUIDE:​ ​Defending​ ​Immigrant​ ​Youth​ ​Post​ ​DACA​

Layla​ ​Razavi, California Immigrant Policy Center (Sept 5, 2017)

The California Policy Immigrant Center has compiled resources and information related to DACA, including important policy issues, upcoming events and actions, and mental health and other resources geared toward current beneficiaries.

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Immigration and Child Welfare: What do We Need to Know in 2017?

By | Child Well-Being, Federal Policy, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Relief, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Parental Interests Directive, Presentations

Immigration and Child Welfare: What do We Need to Know in 2017?

Amy Lemley, Angie Junck, and Rachel Prandini; John Burton Advocates for Youth and ILRC (June 23, 2017)

This web seminar discusses: 1) what is happening nationally with immigration law and policy; 2) protections for immigrant families in child welfare; and 3) immigration relief options for children and families.

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The Basics on ICE Warrants and Detainers

By | Federal Policy, ICE, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight

The Basics on ICE Warrants and Detainers

Immigration Legal Resource Center (May 2017)

This fact sheet, subtitled “Why ICE is Sending Immigration Warrants to Local Law Enforcement and What it Means,” explains the differences between warrants and detainers and describes how each is used in immigration enforcement.

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As 100-Day Trump Administration Milestone Approaches, MPI Analyzes Major Immigration Actions in New Fact Sheet

By | Federal Policy, Immigration Enforcement, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law

As 100-Day Trump Administration Milestone Approaches, MPI Analyzes Major Immigration Actions in New Fact Sheet

Migration Policy Institute (April 25, 2017)

Executive Orders and implementation memos are examined and developments traced in the courts and Congress.

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Five Reasons Trump’s Immigration Policy Enforcement Orders Harm Children

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Federal Policy, ICE, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight

Five Reasons Trump’s Immigration Policy Enforcement Orders Harm Children

Wendy Cervantes and Christina Walker, CLASP (April 2017)

Child well-being and long-term development are impacted by policies’ potential harm to parent-child relationships, education, mental health, and economic security.

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Betraying Family Values: How Immigration Policy at the United States Border is Separating Families

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Federal Policy, ICE, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Trauma

Betraying Family Values: How Immigration Policy at the United States Border is Separating Families

Jessica Jones, Katharina Obser, and Jennifer Podkul; KIND, WRC, and LIRS (April 2017)

This report provides details about intentional and unintentional family separation, absence of humanitarian considerations, and effects of these experiences on immigrant families.

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Unaccompanied Children from Central America – Caught in the Crosshairs of President Trump’s Executive Orders

By | Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Federal Policy, ICE, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Unaccompanied Minors

Unaccompanied Children from Central America – Caught in the Crosshairs of President Trump’s Executive Orders

KIND (March 24, 2017)

Recent Executive Orders are evaluated for how they continue to affect unaccompanied children and their parents or guardians.

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