Immigration Legal Services Directory
Immigration Advocates Network
This directory lists nonprofit organizations that provide free or low-cost immigration legal services by geographic location.
View the DirectoryImmigration Services of CA CDSS
State of California Dept. of Social Services
This resource guide for the State of California provides current practice in the state with the largest population of children in immigrant families.
Get the Resource GuideChildren 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.
Get the GuideTrump’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.
Read the PublicationDisaster Preparedness in Migrant Communities: A Manual for First Responders
Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service (2017)
A guide providing insight into the unique experience of disasters for migrant/newcomer communities as well as best practices for preparing and responding for disasters in this context.
Get the GuideQuick Guide to Federal Child Welfare and Immigration Law
by ABA (March 15, 2017)
This document offers a brief overview of law and resources for child welfare attorneys and others who seek options for immigrant children or parents.
Get the GuideFamily Preparedness Plan
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (March 2017)
This planning guide (also available in Spanish and Chinese) helps immigrant parents in undocumented or mixed-status families prepare for the unexpected through concrete steps like arranging for alternative care for children if it should be needed.
Get the GuideRepresenting Children in Immigration Proceedings
Immigration Advocates Network (2017)
This page contains resources for professionals who are representing children in immigration proceedings.
Access the ResourcesTranslating “Best Interests”: Child Welfare Decisions at the US–México Border
Naomi Glenn-Levin Rodriguez, Political and Legal Anthropology Review (Sept 2016)
The “best interest” principle is examined as effects judicial decisions affecting children. (Link provides abstract only without institutional or paid access.)
Read the AbstractReunification: Bringing Your Children Home From Foster Care
Child Welfare Information Gateway, Factsheets for Families (2016)
This factsheet describes the reunification process for foster children and their families, including resources and expectations of what may happen during and after foster care and how to best facilitate the return home.
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