This policy brief looks at current experience with unaccompanied and separated children to provide recommendations to help protect children arriving from Afghanistan.
This litigation discusses how ICE has been detaining unaccompanied minors that turn 18 into adult custody instead of less restrictive options. In September, a federal judge ruled these practices unlawful and required ICE to make changes to avoid further issues.
This one-page fact sheet provides information on a national and state level summarizing the reasons a pathway to citizenship is important for children living within immigrant families.
This report reviews the history and legacy of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (PRWORA), highlighting its racist roots and institutionalization of anti-immigrant exclusions to a range of public benefits and tax credits.
This one-pager succinctly summarizes the key reasons a pathway to citizenship is needed for children in immigrant families.
This brief review the two child care funding streams included in the American Rescue Plan Act, and how states can use these funds to support immigrant families with young children seeking child care as well as immigrant child care workers.
These resources provide background information on the proposed LIFT the BAR Act, which would restore access to federal public benefits, like Medicaid, CHIP, SNAP, etc., for lawfully present immigrants by lifting the five-year bar and addressing other barriers to these critical programs.
This report provides an assessment of the unmet policy needs for the Latino community, including immigrant, in the U.S. in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in order to work toward an equitable recovery.
This issue brief clarifies which immigrants are covered by federal Medicaid funding, including a flow chart to help determine eligibility. The brief also outlines states’ verification processes of applicants’ immigration status and income for eligibility purposes.
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