This briefing paper looks at how current policies aimed at blocking the entry of children and asylum seekers contribute toward the humanitarian crisis at the border rather than existing laws designed to protect children.
This fact sheet provides background and information about changes to the public charge rule, the factors that weigh negatively and positively in a public charge determination, and their implications for immigrant families and their children.
This factsheet highlights key info about health insurance accessibility for immigrants, including the impacts of fear and eligibility issues.
This page provides clarification on requirements regarding the Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) classification.
This briefs highlights the negative consequences that the public charge rule will have on immigrant children and their families, including with respect to access to health coverage, food security, and housing stability.
This briefing book contains a white paper that provides background on the situation at the U.S.-Mexico Border and recommendations to improve care for children as well as experts’ biographies and contact information and additional materials.
The Women’s Refugee Commission filed this complaint to the Department of Homeland Security on behalf of numerous families who were separated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials along the U.S. southwestern border, where at least some member(s) of the family were placed into the administration’s so-called Migrant Protection Protocols and sent back to Mexico.
This FAQ on the DHS 2019 public charge rule provides responses to the most commonly asked questions related to this rule change.
This report examines a range of policy areas that have not been at the forefront of debate and deserve greater information sharing with the public and policymakers. The report provides a brief summary of the issue, evidence or analysis, and areas where more information is needed to clarify outcomes or suggest policy fixes.
This document chronicles immigration-related policy changes, large and small, broken down by major issues area. Among other things, it includes Justice Department policies that affect how the immigration courts operate, humanitarian programs and statuses, adjustments to how the State Department processes visa applications and admits foreign nationals to the United States and enforcement changes.
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