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Issue Brief: Fast, Not Fair — How Expedited Processes Harm Immigrant Children Seeking Protection

By | Child Well-Being, Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Safety

Issue Brief: Fast, Not Fair — How Expedited Processes Harm Immigrant Children Seeking Protection

First Focus on Children & the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights, (March 6, 2023)

This brief highlights how expedited asylum processes cause harm to children seeking asylum and provides recommendations on how to address these problems.

Age Calculation under Child Status Protection Act

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

Age Calculation under Child Status Protection Act

U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (February 14, 2023)

This policy alert outlines new changes to the age calculation process under the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) for children trying to obatin LPR status based on a parent’s status.

2023 Update on Key Federal Immigration Policies and Implications for Health

By | Federal Policy, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Relief, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Public Charge

2023 Update on Key Federal Immigration Policies and Implications for Health

Drishti Pillai and Samantha Artiga, Kaiser Family Foundation (January 30, 2023)

This brief summarizes recent updates to key immigration policies, including Title 42, the DACA program, and the public charge rule, and discusses the impacts of these policies on the health and well-being of immigrants.

Ensuring Humane and Orderly Processing of Unaccompanied Children at the U.S.-Mexico Border

By | Child Well-Being, Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Unaccompanied Minors

Ensuring Humane and Orderly Processing of Unaccompanied Children at the U.S.-Mexico Border

Kids in Need of Defense (December 12, 2022)

This policy brief provides recommendations to improve the humane and efficient reception and processing of unaccompanied children and other migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border in light of the anticipated end of Title 42.

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