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Mar 30
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Disclosure of Confidential Child Abuse and Neglect Records

By | Foster Care, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Social Work, State Policies, State Policy

Disclosure of Confidential Child Abuse and Neglect Records

Child Welfare Information Gateway (2017)

This publication presents an overview of state laws that designate the officials and entities that may have access to the confidential records of child abuse and neglect reports and investigations, the circumstances under which information may be disclosed, and the appropriate use of confidential information. Public disclosure of information in cases of child abuse-related fatalities or near fatalities also is addressed. Summaries of laws related to these issues for all states and U.S. territories are included.

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Mar 20
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Fact Sheet: Policies and Procedures Involving Detained Parents and Legal Guardians

By | Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Federal Policy, ICE, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Legal/Law, Parental Interests Directive, Resources

Fact Sheet: Policies and Procedures Involving Detained Parents and Legal Guardians

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (March 2018)

This ICE Fact Sheet details the agency’s current policy and procedures when detaining and removing parents and legal guardians of minor children. These policy considerations include, but are not limited to, the Parental Interests Directive.

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Mar 12
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Our Children’s Fear: Immigration Policy’s Effects on Young Children

By | Child Well-Being, Early Childhood, Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Legal/Law, Research, Research Highlight, Social Work, State Policies, State Policy

Our Children’s Fear: Immigration Policy’s Effects on Young Children

Hannah Matthews, Rebecca Ullrich, and Wendy Cervantes, CLASP (March 1, 2018)

This report documents how the current immigration context is affecting our nation’s youngest children, under age eight, based on interviews and focus groups in 2017 with more than 150 early childhood educators and parents in six states—California, Georgia, Illinois, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.

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Mar 12
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ABA Legal Fact Check: Confused About ‘Chain Migration’? Here’s How It Works

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

ABA Legal Fact Check: Confused About ‘Chain Migration’? Here’s How It Works

American Bar Association/Law and Crime (March 5, 2018)

This fact checking piece by the ABA examines the meaning and origin of the term “chain migration” and how it is being used today to shape the public’s view of immigrant families coming to the U.S.

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Mar 12
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Trump’s Immigration Policies Are Harming American Children

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Early Childhood, Family Separation, Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Spanish Resources, Trauma

Trump’s Immigration Policies Are Harming American Children

Leila Schochet, Center for American Progress (July 31, 2017)

This issue brief discusses how Trump’s immigration policies impact young children and details current research on the impacts of breaking families apart, instilling fear in immigrant communities, and preventing families from accessing programs that meet children’s basic needs.

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Mar 12
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Changes to “Public Charge” Instructions in the U.S. State Department’s Manual

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

Changes to “Public Charge” Instructions in the U.S. State Department’s Manual

National Immigration Law Center (Feb 8, 2018)

The Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) provides instructions that officials in U.S. embassies and consulates abroad use to make decisions about whether to grant non–U.S. citizens permission to enter the U.S. This resource provides information about recent changes to the FAM.

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Jan 31
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The Trump Administration’s “Public Charge” Attack on Immigrant Families

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

The Trump Administration’s “Public Charge” Attack on Immigrant Families

Jenny Rejeske (NILC) and Madison Hardee (CLASP), National Immigration Law Center (Jan 2018)

A fact sheet addressing anticipated regulations forcing millions of families to choose between the denial of status (or even deportation) and public benefits.

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Dec 01
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Tens of Thousands in United States Face Uncertain Future, as Temporary Protected Status Deadlines Loom

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

Tens of Thousands in United States Face Uncertain Future, as Temporary Protected Status Deadlines Loom

Muzaffar Chishti, Jessica Bolter, & Sarah Pierce, Migration Policy Institute (Dec 1, 2017)

In light of the recent announcement of an end to many TPS designations, this edition of Policy Beat explores the TPS programs, current countries of designation, and the history of TPS rescissions over the years, as well as the reasons for not extending those designations.

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Nov 15
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Legalization for DREAMers: A Realistic Appraisal of Potential Chain Migration

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

Legalization for DREAMers: A Realistic Appraisal of Potential Chain Migration

Julia Gelatt & Randy Capps, Migration Policy Institute (Nov 2017)

Authors explore DREAM Act critics’ stipulation that “chain migration” would occur if DREAMers were legalized as DREAMers could eventually sponsor their family members for green card.

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Nov 14
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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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