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Duration in Immigration Detention and Health Harms

By | Detention, Immigrant Families Research, Research, Research Highlight

Duration in Immigration Detention and Health Harms

Altaf Saadi, Caitlin Patler, & Paola Langer; JAMA Network Open (January 24, 2025)

This study explores the association between duration of immigration detention and subsequent health outcomes, finding high prevalence of poor self-rated health, mental illness, and PTSD among recently detained US immigrants.

Five Things to Know About the Executive Order Targeting Immigrants and Federal Assistance Programs

By | Federal Policy, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law

Five Things to Know About the Executive Order Targeting Immigrants and Federal Assistance Programs

Ben D’Avanzo, National Immigration Law Center (February 20, 2025)

This article analyses the new executive order “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders,” which claims to target undocumented immigrants’ access to government assistance.

Factsheet: Trump’s Rescission of Protected Areas Policies Undermines Safety for All

By | Federal Policy, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law

Factsheet: Trump’s Rescission of Protected Areas Policies Undermines Safety for All

Lynn Damiano Pearson, National Immigration Law Center (February 26, 2025)

This factsheet reviews the protected areas policy, current applicable laws, and strategies for advocates and communities to ensure immigrants can continue accessing vital community resources and services.

A Toolkit for Professionals Serving Unaccompanied Children Experiencing Labor Exploitation

By | Immigrant Youth, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers, Unaccompanied Minors

A Toolkit for Professionals Serving Unaccompanied Children Experiencing Labor Exploitation

Kids in Need of Defense (January 6, 2025)

The CARE Intervention Toolkit equips professionals with a four-component framework—Connect, Assess, Respond, and Educate—to support unaccompanied children and youth in exploitative labor situations using principles of evidence-based Psychological First Aid.

The Laken Riley Act & Juvenile Delinquency

By | Detention, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice, Practice Highlight

The Laken Riley Act & Juvenile Delinquency

Kathy Brady, Rachel Prandini, and Aruna Sury, Immigrant Legal Resource Center (February 7, 2025)

This practice advisory analyzes whether juvenile delinquency acts would trigger the mandatory immigration detention provisions of the Laken Riley Act, arguing they should not based on longstanding immigration precedent.

“Do the right thing”: Immigrant perspectives of social worker support in the United States

By | Culture: Issues & Competencies, Immigrant Families Research, Research, Research Highlight, Social Work

“Do the right thing”: Immigrant perspectives of social worker support in the United States

Abha Rai, Mary Lehman Held, Melody Huslage, Eliza Galvez, Yigermal Demissie Ayalew, Leia Siksay; International Journal of Social Welfare (February 26, 2024)

This study explored how social workers can better support immigrant communities, including through resources, advocacy, understanding, and “doing right” by immigrants.

Care under pressure: Policy contradictions of speedy release, safety, and placement suitability in ORR-contracted programs for unaccompanied migrant children

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

Care under pressure: Policy contradictions of speedy release, safety, and placement suitability in ORR-contracted programs for unaccompanied migrant children

John Doering-White, Jessica Darrow, Breanne Grace, Benjamin Roth, Aimee Herring, & Stefan Liew; Children & Youth Services Review (February 2025)

This article explores the perspectives of 65 human service workers in ORR-contracted programs across four states on how they understand the policies that shape care for unaccompanied children and the challenges that exist.

Factsheet: Trump’s Rescission of Protected Areas Policies Undermines Safety for All

By | Federal Policy, ICE, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law

Factsheet: Trump’s Rescission of Protected Areas Policies Undermines Safety for All

Lynn Damiano Pearson, National Immigration Law Center (January 21, 2025)

This fact sheet reviews the recently rescinded Protected Areas policy and what advocates and communities can do to support immigrants in continuing to access services and spaces in their communities.

With “Shock and Awe,” the Second Trump Term Opens with a Bid to Strongly Reshape Immigration

By | Deportation, Federal Policy, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law

With “Shock and Awe,” the Second Trump Term Opens with a Bid to Strongly Reshape Immigration

Muzaffar Chishti and Kathleen Bush-Joseph, Migration Policy Institute (January 23, 2025)

This article provides an overview of the immigration policies put forth during the first week of the Trump administration, their impacts, and likely constraints they will face.

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