Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) ICE Parental Directive Summary
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (September 25, 2013)
This 2-page ILRC document summarizes the guidelines laid out in the Directive.
Read SummaryFact Sheet: Parental Interests Directive
First Focus (September 3, 2013)
On August 23, 2013, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a directive on Facilitating Parental Interests in the Course of Immigration Enforcement Activities, or the Parental Interest Directive. The Directive is a response to the large and growing number of U.S. citizen children with immigrant parents or guardians who have been detained or deported, and is meant to ensure that detained and removed parents and guardians can maintain a relationship with their children and make decisions in their best interest. Written by Wendy Cervantes, Vice President, Immigration and Child Rights Policy, First Focus.
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ICE’s Parental Interests Directive: Helping Families Caught Between the Immigration and Child Welfare Systems
Women’s Refugee Commission (August 26, 2013)
Written by Emily Butera, Senior Program Officer, this blog discusses a long awaited directive on “Facilitating Parental Interests in the Course of Civil Immigration Enforcement Activities” released by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Read BlogFacilitating Parental Interests in the Course of Civil Immigration Enforcement Activities
U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (August 2013)
Full text of the Parental Interest Directive issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in August 2013.
Read Full TextWebinar: The Reuniting Immigrant Families Act: A Case Study on California’s Senate Bill 1064
First Focus and State Policy Advocacy & Reform Center (June 11, 2013)
This is a recording of the The Reuniting Immigrant Families Act: A Case Study on California’s Senate Bill 1064 webinar. Speakers included Yali Lincroft, Consultant, First Focus Campaign for Children; Wendy Cervantes, Vice President, Immigration and Child Rights Policy, First Focus Campaign for Children; Alex Salgado, Legislative Aide to California Senator Kevin de Leon; and Laurie Melrood, Children’s Advocate, Arizona.
Listen to Webinar RecordingChildren’s Legal Rights Journal: Special Issue on Immigrant Children and Families
Civitas Child Law Center, Loyola University Chicago & the ABA Center on Children and the Law (Spring 2013)
This special issue includes articles that address the intersection between the legal and child welfare systems.
Read Full Journal IssueImplications of Important State Child Welfare/Immigration-Related Appellate Court Opinions
Migration and Child Welfare National Network (April 2013)
This brief, written by Howard Davidson, Director of the ABA Center on Children and the Law, American Bar Association, reviews a number of state appellate court decisions that have involved immigration issues in child welfare cases. For each case, a summary of the appellate court opinion is presented, along with implications for child welfare and legal systems.
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Principles for Children in Immigration Reform Fact Sheet
First Focus and the Women’s Refugee Commission (February 5, 2013)
First Focus and the Women’s Refugee Commission led the effort to develop these principles for children in immigration reform to ensure that efforts at immigration reform consider the best interests of children and their families.
Read DocumentViolence Against Women Act of 2013
U.S. Congress (January 3, 2013)
Originally signed in 1994, this bill provides protection and immigration relief options for victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault. The 2013 VAWA strengthens the legislation with increased protections for Native American women and other victims previously left vulnerable by gaps in the law.
Read BillChildren in Harm’s Way: Criminal Justice, Immigration Enforcement, and Child Welfare
Sentencing Project, First Focus and Migration and Child Welfare National Network (January, 2013)
Children in Harm’s Way is a compilation of articles written by leading scholars, policy analysts, legal experts, and practitioners that explores how children are harmed when the criminal justice, immigration enforcement, and child welfare systems converge.
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