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Watchdog Report: May Never Know How Many Children Were Separated

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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.

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.

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.

Many Immigrants With Temporary Protected Status Face Uncertain Future in U.S.

By | Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Relief, Legal/Law, Research, Research Highlight

Many Immigrants With Temporary Protected Status Face Uncertain Future in U.S.

D’Vera Cohn, Jeffery S. Passel and Kristen Bialik, Pew Research Center (November 27, 2019)

This resource finds that immigrants who have time-limited permission to live and work in the United States under a program known as Temporary Protected Status (TPS) face an uncertain future amid legal and political debates over their future.

The long-term impact of DACA: forging futures despite DACA’s uncertainty

By | Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Legal/Law, Research, Research Highlight

The long-term impact of DACA: Forging futures despite DACA’s uncertainty

Roberto G. Gonzales, Sayil Camacho, Kristina Brant, Carlos Aguilar, Immigration Initiative at Harvard (November, 2019)

This report summarizes the experiences of DACA beneficiaries who have gone through several renewals but continue to worry about their futures in the United States. It highlights the positive impact of DACA as well as its limitations in a time of uncertainty and heavy immigration enforcement.

Seeking asylum: Part 2

By | Deportation, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Legal/Law, Research, Research Highlight

Seeking asylum: Part 2

Tom K. Wong, PhD w/assistance from Vanessa Ceceña, U.S. Immigration Policy Center (October 29, 2019)

This report highlights the findings from surveys with asylum seekers who were returned to Mexico under the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as the “Remain in Mexico” policy.

Determinants of Health and Well-Being for Children of Immigrants: Moving From Evidence to Action

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

Determinants of Health and Well-Being for Children of Immigrants: Moving From Evidence to Action

Lisseth Rojas-Flores, Ph.D., & Jennifer Medina Vaughn, M.S., Foundation for Child Development (October 9, 2019)

This paper utilizes a public health framework to examine the physical and mental health and well-being of children in low-income, immigrant families in broader sociopolitical context.

Immigrants’ Deportations, Local Crime and Police Effectiveness

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Immigrants’ Deportations, Local Crime and Police Effectiveness

Annie Laurie Hines & Giovanni Peri, IZA Institute of Labor Economics (June 2019)

This paper examines the relationship between deportations and crime rates in localities that rolled out Secure Communities at some point since its inception in 2008, finding no evidence that Secure Communities increased polices effectiveness.

Care Provider Facilities Described Challenges Addressing Mental Health Needs of Children in HHS Custody

By | Child Well-Being, Family Separation, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Research, Research Highlight, Trauma, Unaccompanied Minors, Unaccompanied Minors Research

Care Provider Facilities Described Challenges Addressing Mental Health Needs of Children in HHS Custody

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (September 2019)

A report released by the Office of the Inspector General confirmed that intense trauma was common among children who entered the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) facilities in 2018 including those who were suddenly separated from their parents.

Central American Immigrants in the United States

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Central American Immigrants in the United States

Allison O’Conner, Jeanne Batalova, & Jessica Bolter, Migration Policy Institute (August 15, 2019)

Increasing arrivals at the U.S.-Mexico border of migrants and asylum seekers from Central America in 2018 and 2019 significantly tested the capacity of the U.S. immigration system. Nearly half of the approximately 3.5 million Central American immigrants residing in the United States as of 2017 came before 2000

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