New Guidance on Children’s Cases in Immigration Court
Kids in Need of Defense (March 15, 2024)
This policy brief describes and provides recommendations on new Executive Office for Immigration Review guidance for children’s immigration court cases.
Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule
Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (April 30, 2024)
This final Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule, effective 60 days from publication, addresses regulations on key aspects of the placement, care, and services provided to unaccompanied children referred to ORR.
Supporting Immigrant and Refugee Families through Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Services
Maki Park, Lillie Hinkle, Katherine Habben and Emma Heidorn, Migration Policy Institute (April 2024)
This issue brief reviews the importance of infant and early childhood mental health services for immigrant and refugee families, identifies gaps impacting service access and use, and highlights opportunities to improve access to and the relevance of these services for immigrant families.
Framework for Considering the Best Interests of Unaccompanied Children
Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights (May 2016)
This document provides a framework for how immigration officials could consider the best interests of unaccompanied children throughout their decision-making continuum from apprehension to placement to release and repatriation.
Correcting Course: Restoring the critical protection of placement in licensed facilities for children in federal immigration custody
Neha Desai, Emma McGinn, & Laura Alvarez; National Center for Youth Law (April 2023)
This briefing explores the erosion of state child welfare licensing procedures for facilities that house unaccompanied minors and offers recommendations to restore important protections.
Correcting Course: Restoring the critical protection of placement in licensed facilities for children in federal immigration custody
Neha Desai, Emma McGinn, & Laura Alvarez; National Center for Youth Law (April 2023)
This briefing reviews the history of state licensed care for children in federal immigration custody, its requirements and recent erosion, and provides recommendations to decrease the government’s reliance on unlicensed placements and restore the protections of state licensing.
Amicus Brief Details the Harm of DACA Rescission on U.S. Citizen Children
Wendy Cervantes, CLASP (February 2, 2024)
This amicus brief to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case regarding the legality of the DACA program highlights the harm of the DACA rescission on the children of DACA recipients.
Senate supplemental funding bill is an affront to refugee protection
National Immigrant Justice Center (February 5, 2024)
This analysis reviews the proposed Senate supplemental funding bill and the implications of the immigration-related provisions for asylum seekers.
New EOIR Memo Updates Protections for Children in Immigration Court
Gianna Borroto, Immigration Impact (January 18, 2024)
A new memo from the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) provides improved guidelines for immigration court cases involving children.
U.S. Policies and Laws Affecting Children on the Move
KIND (January 16, 2024)
This timeline reviews international and domestic agreements, laws, and policies impacting the U.S. response to children on the move.
