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Mar 29
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Families Torn Apart: Language-Based Discrimination at the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families

By | Child Welfare System Research, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Language Issues, Research, Research Highlight, Social Work

Families Torn Apart: Language-Based Discrimination at the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families

Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law & Justice (January 2021)

This reports explores research on the extent to which the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) provided adequate language access to limited English proficient (LEP) individuals. Findings identified a failure to provide these federally mandated services and critical implications and disparities for the experiences of LEP families who become involved with DCF.

Mar 29
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Framework for Considering the Best Interests of Unaccompanied Children

By | Child Well-Being, Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Language Issues, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Safety, Unaccompanied Minors

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.

 

Mar 29
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Correcting Course: Restoring the critical protection of placement in licensed facilities for children in federal immigration custody

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

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.

Mar 27
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Through Iceboxes and Kennels: How Immigration Detention Harms Children and Families

By | Child Well-Being, Detention, Family Separation, Immigration Enforcement, Toolkits, Handbooks, Guides & Books, Trauma

Through Iceboxes and Kennels: How Immigration Detention Harms Children and Families

Luis Zayas, Oxford University Press (May 2023)

This book reviews the history and politics of immigration enforcement and detention centers operated by private prison companies, featuring the stories of children and parents and highlighting the negatives impacts to children’s growth and development.

Mar 27
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An examination of child welfare agency models that serve immigrant children and families

By | Child Welfare System Research, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Research, Social Work, State Policies

An examination of child welfare agency models that serve immigrant children and families

Kristina K. Lovato, Megan Finno-Velasquez, Sophia Sepp, Effie Clayton & Kelechi Chinyere Wright; Journal of Public Child Welfare (March 18, 2024)

This study examined child welfare system models for serving immigrant children and families. Findings highlight the importance of specialization of immigrant-related knowledge and skill sets, relationships with consulates and external stakeholders, and innovative engagement approaches.

Mar 10
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Correcting Course: Restoring the critical protection of placement in licensed facilities for children in federal immigration custody

By | Child Well-Being, Federal Policy, Foster Care, Immigrant Youth, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Unaccompanied Minors

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.

Feb 28
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The Fiscal Impact of Refugees and Asylees at the Federal, State, and Local Levels from 2005-2019

By | Immigrant Families Research, Research, Research Highlight

The Fiscal Impact of Refugees and Asylees at the Federal, State, and Local Levels from 2005-2019

Robin Ghertner, Suzanne Macartney and Meredith Dost; Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (February 15, 2024)
This analysis explores the fiscal impact of asylees and refugees on federal, state, and local governments from 2005 to 2019.
Feb 28
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At the Border and Beyond: Research-Informed Approaches to Advance Immigrant Well-Being

By | Child Well-Being, ICE, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research, Research Highlight

At the Border and Beyond: Research-Informed Approaches to Advance Immigrant Well-Being

Im/migrant Scholar Well-Being Collaborative (February 27, 2024)

This briefing reviews new empirical research on immigration policies focused on immigrant well-being, including research on the impact of the 100-mile border zone, bond amounts in immigration courts, and ICE’s surveillance technology. 

Feb 28
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Gaps in Sponsor Screening and Followup Raise Safety Concerns for Unaccompanied Children

By | Child Well-Being, Immigrant Youth, Research, Research Highlight, Unaccompanied Minors, Unaccompanied Minors Research

Gaps in Sponsor Screening and Followup Raise Safety Concerns for Unaccompanied Children

Office of Inspector General, U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services (February 15, 2024)

This report highlights the findings and recommendations of a review of ORR’s implementation of sponsor screening and post-release followup calls for children in ORR custody.

Feb 28
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Amicus Brief Details the Harm of DACA Rescission on U.S. Citizen Children

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

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.

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