Unaccompanied Children Resource Center
A website that contains resources for legal advocates and people who require help.
Access WebsiteSpecial Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Caseworker’s Toolkit for Children in Federal Custody
US Conference of Catholic Bishops & Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services (2017)
This toolkit is geared toward foster care caseworkers to ensure that SIJS-eligible children receive the assistance and case monitoring they need during the SIJS application process.
Get the ToolkitStress Related to Immigration Status in Students: A Brief Guide for Schools
Lisa M. Edwards & Jacki Black, Marquette University (2017)
This guide is designed to provide an overview of detention, deportation, and other immigration status-related stress and their impact on children and families, as well as suggestions for how school personnel can support families in this situation.
Get the GuideRedefining Sanctuary
The Opportunity Agenda (Dec 13, 2017)
A three-part analysis of existing public opinion research, media coverage, and social media discourse concerning sanctuary jurisdictions, DACA, and related immigration policies – and provide practical recommendations for talking about these issues with persuadable audiences.
Read the AnalysisWebinar: Managing Trauma: Tips for Supporting Refugee Teens in Schools, Refugee Resettlement, & Other Contexts
Bridging Refugee Youth & Children’s Services (Dec 1, 2017)
This latest webinar from BRYCS builds off their Understanding Trauma in Refugee Youth webinar. Viewers can learn about some of the dilemmas facing refugee teenagers, how to converse helpfully and meaningfully with refugee teens, as well as ways to intervene more effectively with refugee teens, their families, and schools.
Watch the WebinarTens 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.
Read the ArticleHow Today’s Immigration Enforcement Policies Impact Children, Families, and Communities
Joanna Dreby, Center for American Progress, Aug 20, 2012
This report looks at how immigration enforcement impacts family life in the U.S., both among immigrant and mixed-status families, and in their wider communities.
Read the ReportChildren of Unauthorized Immigrants Represent Rising Share of K-12 Students
Jeffrey S. Passel and D’Vera Cohn, PEW (November 17, 2016)
Number of public school children from families with one or both undocumented parents has seen an increase in recent years. Data are examined for the U.S. and by region.
Read MoreLegalization 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.
Read the ArticleEveryday Illegal: When Policies Undermine Immigrant Families
Joanna Dreby, University of California Press (May 7, 2015)
This book explores the ramifications of inadequate immigration policy on Mexican immigrant families. It explores the threat that deportation poses and the stigma associated with status as an immigrant.
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