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Emergency Preparedness for Immigrant Families: A 50 State Resource

By | Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Immigration Enforcement, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice, Social Work, Social Workers

Emergency Preparedness for Immigrant Families: A 50 State Resource

CLINIC (July 2017)

This webpage contains various state-specific resources to help support immigrants, legal practitioners, and advocates in assisting and preparing families at risk of detention or deportation.

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Special Immigrant Juvenile Status

By | Immigrant Youth, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status

Susan Schmidt, Encyclopedia of Social Work (July 2017)

SIJS is defined to explain its significance for immigrant children and for the role social workers may play in support of the status. (Link provides abstract only without institutional or paid access.)

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Toolkit to support undocumented students

By | Child Well-Being, Immigration Relief, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers

Toolkit to support undocumented students

The Education Trust-West (2017)

Eight organizations have collaborated to create a toolkit designed for educators to better support undocumented students and their families with resources including classroom tools and strategies, fact sheets, guides and legal resources, sample resolutions, and social/emotional support resources.

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Make a Plan: Migrant Parents’ Guide to Preventing Family Separation

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, ICE, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Relief, Kinship Care, Parental Interests Directive, Practice Highlight, Youth & Families

Make a Plan: Migrant Parents’ Guide to Preventing Family Separation

Women’s Refugee Commission, undated

Available in both English and Spanish, this guide helps immigrant parents understand their rights and prepare for the possibility of separation.

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Spanish-language Early Education Instructional Video to Help Immigrant Parents Talk to Kids

By | Child Well-Being, Family Separation, Immigration Relief, Practice Highlight, Spanish Resources, Youth & Families

Spanish-language Early Education Instructional Video to Help Immigrant Parents Talk to Kids

Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors (2017)

New video helps Spanish-speaking parents understand how to communicate with their children in uncertain immigration circumstances.

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Children on the move: From protection towards a quality sustainable solution

By | Child Well-Being, Immigration Relief, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers

Children on the move: From protection towards a quality sustainable solution

International Social Service (ISS), June 2017

This publication provides practical information for global support and protection of children “on the move” and their rights. It may serve as a guide for policy-makers and those working with migrant children.

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Trump’s Executive Orders and Immigrants’ Access to Health, Food, and Other Public Programs

By | Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention, Immigration Relief, Legal/Law, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers

Trump’s Executive Orders and Immigrants’ Access to Health, Food, and Other Public Programs

National Immigration Law Center (March 22, 2017)

This publication seeks to clarify changes to rules and policies that affect immigrants’ access to health, nutrition, and other critical programs in response to executive orders on “public charges”. It is intended as a resource for speaking with immigrants and immigrant families.

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