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Apr 27
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ACLU files class action against ICE, President Trump detainment policy

By | Detention, ICE, In the News, Legal/Law

ACLU files class action against ICE, President Trump detainment policy

Erin McCarthy Holliday, Jurist (April 12, 2018)

The ACLU of Massachusetts filed a class action lawsuit against President Trump and other administration officials on behalf of a Rhode Island resident and Guatemalan native, along with six similarly-situated plaintiffs, in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The lawsuit argues that ICE’s efforts to detain and remove the non-citizens in the suit violates the rights of all petitioners under the due process and equal protection guarantees of the US Constitution, the Immigration and Nationality Act and its regulations, and the Administrative Procedure Act.

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Mar 30
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Know Your Parental Rights If You Are Arrested by ICE Inside the United States

By | Deportation, Detention, ICE, Immigration Enforcement, Practice, Practice Highlight, Youth & Families

Know Your Parental Rights If You Are Arrested by ICE Inside the United States

Women’s Refugee Commission  (March 3, 2018)

These fact sheets provide information and guidance in both English and Spanish about a parent’s rights in the event they are arrested by ICE in the interior of the U.S.

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Mar 20
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Fact Sheet: Policies and Procedures Involving Detained Parents and Legal Guardians

By | Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Federal Policy, ICE, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Legal/Law, Parental Interests Directive, Resources

Fact Sheet: Policies and Procedures Involving Detained Parents and Legal Guardians

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (March 2018)

This ICE Fact Sheet details the agency’s current policy and procedures when detaining and removing parents and legal guardians of minor children. These policy considerations include, but are not limited to, the Parental Interests Directive.

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Dec 15
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Stress Related to Immigration Status in Students: A Brief Guide for Schools

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, ICE, Immigrant Youth, Parenting, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers, Trauma

Stress Related to Immigration Status in Students: A Brief Guide for Schools

Lisa M. Edwards & Jacki Black, Marquette University (2017)

This guide is designed to provide an overview of detention, deportation, and other immigration status-related stress and their impact on children and families, as well as suggestions for how school personnel can support families in this situation.

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Nov 15
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Everyday Illegal: When Policies Undermine Immigrant Families

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

Everyday Illegal: When Policies Undermine Immigrant Families

Joanna Dreby, University of California Press (May 7, 2015)

This book explores the ramifications of inadequate immigration policy on Mexican immigrant families. It explores the threat that deportation poses and the stigma associated with status as an immigrant.

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Sep 15
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Health and Social Service Needs of U.S.-Citizen Children with Detained or Deported Immigrant Parents

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, ICE, Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Parental Interests Directive, Research Highlight

Health and Social Service Needs of U.S.-Citizen Children with Detained or Deported Immigrant Parents

Heather Koball et al., Migration Policy Institute (Sept 15, 2017)

This Urban Institute-MPI report examines the involvement of families with a deported parent with health and social service systems, as well as their needs and the barriers they face accessing such services.

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Jul 28
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Emergency Preparedness for Immigrant Families: A 50 State Resource

By | Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Immigration Enforcement, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice, Social Work, Social Workers

Emergency Preparedness for Immigrant Families: A 50 State Resource

CLINIC (July 2017)

This webpage contains various state-specific resources to help support immigrants, legal practitioners, and advocates in assisting and preparing families at risk of detention or deportation.

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Jul 15
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Undocumented Immigrants and Their Experience with Illegality

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Research, Unaccompanied Minors, Unaccompanied Minors Research

Undocumented Immigrants and Their Experience with Illegality

Various Authors, The Russell Sage Foundation (July 2017)

The Russell Sage Foundation published this journal issue, with various articles that examine policy changes and how they have affected the welfare of undocumented immigrants, their families, and their communities.

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Jul 14
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Make a Plan: Migrant Parents’ Guide to Preventing Family Separation

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, ICE, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Relief, Kinship Care, Parental Interests Directive, Practice Highlight, Youth & Families

Make a Plan: Migrant Parents’ Guide to Preventing Family Separation

Women’s Refugee Commission, undated

Available in both English and Spanish, this guide helps immigrant parents understand their rights and prepare for the possibility of separation.

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Jun 30
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U.S. Citizen Children Impacted by Immigration Enforcement

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

U.S. Citizen Children Impacted by Immigration Enforcement

by American Immigration Council, March 28, 2017

This fact sheet provides an overview of these citizen children and the risks and challenges they may face as well as mechanisms designed to protect them when a parent is detained/deported.

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