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Dec 18
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Memoranda of Understanding with Foreign Consulates

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

Memoranda of Understanding with Foreign Consulates

Alan J. Dettlaff, PhD, & Caitlin O’Grady, MSW (December 2014)

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is an official agreement between a child welfare agency and a foreign consulate that is typically developed to coordinate service delivery for foreign nationals who are involved with the child welfare system. MOUs emerged as a result of recognition from the international community that foreign nationals face barriers to maintaining custody of their children when involved with child welfare agencies.

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Dec 02
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Bad Boys, Whatcha Gonna Do When They Come For You: An Examination of the United States’ Denial of Asylum to Young Central American Males Who Refuse Membership in Transnational Criminal Gangs

By | Child Well-Being, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Relief, Research, Resources, Unaccompanied Minors, Unaccompanied Minors Research

Bad Boys, Whatcha Gonna Do When They Come For You: An Examination of the United States’ Denial of Asylum to Young Central American Males Who Refuse Membership in Transnational Criminal Gangs

Lauren E. Sullivan, 2014 J.D. Candidate at Duquesne University School of Law (Winter 2014)

This article explains U.S. asylum law and the barriers that applicants face in obtaining grants of asylum under the current law, followed by an explanation of how applicants, especially Central American males, and their representatives can pursue successful asylum claims in U.S. immigration courts and federal courts.

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Nov 01
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Supporting Unaccompanied Minors and Immigrant Youth: From A Funder’s Perspective 

By | Child Well-Being, Foster Care, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Presentations, Training & Tools, Unaccompanied Minors

Supporting Unaccompanied Minors and Immigrant Youth: From A Funder’s Perspective

Yali Lincroft (Program Officer, Walter S. Johnson Foundation), (November 2014)

Presented by Yali Lincroft (Program Officer, Walter S. Johnson Foundation), November 2014

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Oct 18
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Migration and Child Well-Being: At the Border of Immigration and Child Welfare

By | Child Well-Being, CICW Presentations, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Legal/Law, Social Work, Unaccompanied Minors

Migration and Child Well-Being: At the Border of Immigration and Child Welfare

Presented by Thomas Crea, Boston College Graduate School of Social Work; Sunny Harris Rome, George Mason University; Robin Hernandez-Mekonnen, Stockton College; and Alan Dettlaff, Jane Addams College of Social Work (October 2014)
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Sep 26
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FACT SHEET: Education Services for Immigrant Children and Those Recently Arrived to the United States

By | Child Well-Being, Immigrant Youth, Language Issues, Practice, Resources, Social Work, Social Workers

FACT SHEET: Education Services for Immigrant Children and Those Recently Arrived to the United States

U.S. Department of Education (September 2014)

A Fact sheet that provides information to help education leaders better understand the responsibilities of States Local Education Agencies in connection with migrant students and the existing resources available to help educate immigrant students.

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Jul 29
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Finding a Path for Children in United States Immigration Law

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Law & Policy, Legal/Law

Finding a Path for Children in United States Immigration Law

Ryan Russell, Law School Student Scholarship, Paper 561 (2014)

The author advocates for incorporating the best interest of the child standard into deportation proceedings initiated against an undocumented immigrant parent.

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Jul 14
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For Immigrant Children Crossing Border, Fears Meet Court Backlog

By | Child Well-Being, Immigrant Youth, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice, Resources, Trauma, Unaccompanied Minors

For Immigrant Children Crossing Border, Fears Meet Court Backlog

NPR: All Things Considered (July 14, 2014)

Audie Cornish talks with Michelle Abarca, a supervising attorney with the Americans for Immigrant Justice, on how the surge in unaccompanied children has impacted her organization. Abarca also recommends ways of coping with the influx.

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Jul 01
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No Childhood Here: Why Central American Children are Fleeing Their Homes

By | Child Well-Being, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Relief, Research, Resources, Safety, Unaccompanied Minors, Unaccompanied Minors Research

No Childhood Here: Why Central American Children are Fleeing Their Homes

Elizabeth Kennedy, American Immigration Council (July 2014)

This report explores the causes of child migration and the effects of child deportation, focusing on the following questions: What drives these children to flee their homes? What causes their parents to put them and their life’s savings in the hands of smugglers? What happens if they fail to reach the U.S.?

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