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Dec 28
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Authorized and Unauthorized Immigrant Parents: The Impact of Legal Vulnerability on Family Contexts

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

Authorized and Unauthorized Immigrant Parents: The Impact of Legal Vulnerability on Family Contexts

Kalina M. Brabeck, Erin Sibley and M. Brinton Lykes, Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences (Dec 28, 2015)

This study compares the social-ecological contexts of unauthorized immigrant families and their U.S.-born children to similarly low-income, urban, Latino immigrant families to identify differences arising from the parents’ legal status and interactions with the immigration system.

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Nov 23
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Post-Release: Linking Unaccompanied Immigrant Children to Family and Community

By | Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Detention, Immigrant Youth, Research, Safety, Social Work, Trauma, Unaccompanied Minors, Unaccompanied Minors Research

Post-Release: Linking Unaccompanied Immigrant Children to Family and Community

Breanne L. Grace, PhD & Benjamin J. Roth, PhD, College of Social Work, University of South Carolina (2015)

In the context of increasing numbers of unaccompanied children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border in the summer of 2014, this report describes the need for post-release services for certain unaccompanied immigrant children.

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Oct 17
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Forgotten Children of Immigration and Family Law: How the Absence of Legal Aid Affects Children in the United States

By | Child Well-Being, Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Relief, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Unaccompanied Minors

Forgotten Children of Immigration and Family Law: How the Absence of Legal Aid Affects Children in the United States

Mary O’Neill, Parisa Bagheri, and Alexis Sarnicola, Family Court Review (Oct 17, 2015)

Both unaccompanied alien children and citizen children whose parents are undocumented suffer without legal representation. This article examines their plight without legal advocacy. (Link provides abstract only without institutional or paid access.)

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Sep 01
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Implications of Immigration Enforcement Activities for the Well Being of Children in Immigrant Families: A Review of the Literature

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Foster Care, ICE, Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Research Highlight

Implications of Immigration Enforcement Activities for the Well Being of Children in Immigrant Families: A Review of the Literature

Randy Capps, Heather Koball, Andrea Campetella, Krista Perreira, Sarah Hooker and Juan Manuel Pedroza, Urban Institute and Migration Policy Institute (Sept 2015)

This report explores the impacts of parental deportation on children, the health and social service gaps of children with detained parents, and the changes caused by US immigration enforcement in the composition of undocumented populations.

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Jun 04
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Parenting in the Context of Deportation Risk

By | Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Deportation, Family Separation, ICE, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Language Issues, Parenting, Research, Resources, Safety, State Policies, Trauma

Parenting in the Context of Deportation Risk

Jodi Berger Cardoso, University of Houston; Monica Faulkner & Jennifer Scott, University of Texas at Austin (June 2015)

This brief highlights the findings from a collaboration between the University of Houston and the University of Texas at Austin that examined the experiences of 40 undocumented Latino parents to better understand their experiences of living “without papers” in Texas.

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May 18
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CICW Statement on Immigration Executive Actions

By | Child Well-Being, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Relief, Policy Briefs & Analyses

CICW Statement on Immigration Executive Actions

A Product of the CICW Law & Policy Committee (May 2015)

In this position statement, the CICW acknowledges its support for the Obama administration’s expanded deferred action programs and outlines the ways in which expanded deferred action can promote the well-being of children in immigrant families.

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Apr 04
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Unaccompanied Child Migration to the United States: The Tension between Protection and Prevention

By | Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention, Child Well-Being, Detention, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Legal/Law, Research, Resources, Safety, Unaccompanied Minors, Unaccompanied Minors Research

Unaccompanied Child Migration to the United States: The Tension between Protection and Prevention

 Marc R. Rosenblum, Migration Policy Institute (April 2015)

This report explores the patterns of Central American migration from 2011 to 2014, analyzes the related policy challenges, and provides recommendations of appropriate U.S. and regional policy responses.

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Apr 04
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Removing Insecurity: How American Children Will Benefit From President Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration

By | Child Well-Being, Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Relief, Legal/Law, Research, Resources

Removing Insecurity: How American Children Will Benefit From President Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration

Roberto Suro, Marcelo M. Suarez-Orozco, and Stephanie L. Canizales; Tomas Rivera Policy Institute, University of Southern California, and Institute for Immigration, Globalization, & Education, University of California at Los Angeles (April 2015)

This report highlights the potential of President Obama’s proposed Deferred Action to Parents of American Citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents program (DAPA) to promote the physical, emotional, and economic well-being of U.S. citizen children of undocumented immigrant parents.

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Mar 18
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Language Access

By | Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Immigrant Youth, Language Issues, Policy Briefs & Analyses

Language Access

Alan J. Dettlaff, PhD & Caitlin O’Grady, MSW (March 2015)

This brief focuses on language access policies. Research suggests that when child welfare-system involved families do not have access to linguistically appropriate services, successful completion of their case plan is impeded. Language access policies address this issue by outlining agency protocol to ensure that limited English proficient (LEP) families receive appropriate interpretation and translation services.

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Mar 18
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Financial Eligibility including Permanent Residence Under Color of Law (PRUCOL)

By | Child Well-Being, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Policy Briefs & Analyses

Financial Eligibility including Permanent Residence Under Color of Law (PRUCOL)

Alan J. Dettlaff, PhD & Caitlin O’Grady, MSW (March 2015)

This brief focuses on issues related to foster care funding for immigrant youth in care. Undocumented immigrant youth are typically not eligible for federal foster care funding, which may pose challenges for child welfare practitioners. In response to these challenges, the policies in this brief provide guidance to child welfare agency staff on obtaining foster care funds for immigrant youth. Included are policies that outline the procedure for applying for Permanent Residence Under Color of Law (PRUCOL) for undocumented minors. PRUCOL is not an immigration relief option, but rather a process through which undocumented children and youth become eligible for federal foster care funding.

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