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Feb 01
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Immigrant Family Separation & Detention Resource List

By | CICW Publications, CICW Toolkits, Handbooks, Guides & Books

Immigrant Family Separation & Detention Resource List

Center on Immigration & Child Welfare (November 2019)

This document provides a list of vetted resources aimed at enhancing knowledge and understanding of the topics of immigrant family separation, family detention and incarceration, the Flores Settlement Agreement, and the Office of Refugee Resettlement federal foster care program. It also provides resources for legal and social services providers working with families and on issues of family separation and detention.

Feb 01
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Culturally Competent Practice With Immigrant & Refugee Families Resource List

By | CICW Publications, CICW Toolkits, Handbooks, Guides & Books

Culturally Competent Practice With Immigrant & Refugee Families Resource List

Center on Immigration & Child Welfare (November 2019)

This document provides a list of vetted resources aimed at enhancing knowledge and implementation of culturally competent practice with immigrant and refugees in the child welfare system, in direct practice settings, and in communities.

Feb 01
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Best Practices to Support Immigrant Families Involved in the Child Welfare System

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Best Practices to Support Immigrant Families Involved in the Child Welfare System

Center on Immigration & Child Welfare (November 2019)

This document highlights best practices with respect to child welfare agency policy & procedure, workforce training, law and policy, transnational practice, and cross-systems collaboration to support immigrant families.

Feb 01
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Watchdog Report: May Never Know How Many Children Were Separated

By | Family Separation, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research, Research Highlight

Watchdog Report: May Never Know How Many Children Were Separated

United States Government Accountability Office (February 2020)

This report found that inconsistencies in record keeping may never give the exact number of children who were separated or who remain separated a result of ‘Zero Tolerance.’ It also includes recommendations to DHS and HHS.

Jan 31
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Resilience and Risk at the Intersection of Immigration and Child Well-Being: Research Insights From the Young Scholars Program

By | Child Well-Being, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Families Research, Research, Research Highlight

Resilience and Risk at the Intersection of Immigration and Child Well-Being: Research Insights From the Young Scholars Program

Lisseth Rojas-Flores, Foundation for Child Development (January 31, 2020)

This research report provides findings that relate to the future of young children from immigrant families in relation to today’s socio-economic and sociopolitical climate. It also includes recommendations for action at the public policy, family, school, and neighborhood levels.

Dec 03
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Child Welfare & Unaccompanied Children in Federal Immigration Custody

By | Child Well-Being, Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Law & Policy, Research Highlight, Unaccompanied Minors

Child Welfare & Unaccompanied Children in Federal Immigration Custody

National Center for Youth Law (December, 2019)

In 1997, the Flores Settlement Agreement established basic standards governing the custody, detention, and release of children in federal immigration custody. These standards are based on fundamental child welfare principles, namely that detention is harmful and that children should be reunified with their families as quickly as possible.  This guide summarizes over two decades of lessons learned since its implementation and synthesizes the research and data that should ground future policy.

Dec 03
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CBP Families and Children Care Panel Final Report

By | Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research, Unaccompanied Minors

CBP Families and Children Care Panel Final Report

Department of Homeland Security (November 14, 2019)

In an interim report issued in April 2019, a bipartisan panel made a set of emergency recommendations in response to the increase of immigrants, especially family units, at the southern border, including changes to asylum processing at the border. In this final report, the panel supplements the recommendations from their April report with additional recommendations related to emergency funding, U.S. government agency coordination, unaccompanied minors, federal investigative efforts, and push factors.

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