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May 14
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Immigrants in the Child Welfare System: Case Studies

By | Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention, Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Parenting, Practice, Practice Highlight, Resources, Social Work, Social Workers

Immigrants in the Child Welfare System: Case Studies

ABA Center on Children and the Law, American Bar Association (May 2018)

This resource provides guidance on how to navigate a number of scenarios in which children and their families may benefit from support services but face intersecting immigration and child welfare legal challenges. The analysis informs not only child welfare professionals including case workers, attorneys, and judges, but also immigration law professionals whose clients may interact with the state child welfare system. Understanding the complexities that arise when families interact with both systems is a critical step in better advocacy for and support of immigrant children and families.

Apr 17
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Meaningful Ties for Transnational Families: A Toolkit for Child Welfare Cases – Judges, Attorneys and Child Welfare Personnel

By | Family Separation, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Youth, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice, Practice Highlight, Resources, Social Work, Social Workers, Toolkits, Handbooks, Guides & Books, Training & Tools, Transnational Resources

Meaningful Ties for Transnational Families: A Toolkit for Child Welfare Cases – Judges, Attorneys and Child Welfare Personnel

Southern Arizona Transnational Task Force (Updated June 2019)

This toolkit provides judges, attorneys and child welfare case workers in Arizona with detailed information on how best to address child welfare cases that involve a transnational family – those with close members and meaningful ties in at least two countries.

 

 

Mar 30
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Immigration Enforcement & Child Welfare

By | Child Well-Being, Family Separation, ICE, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Relief, Legal/Law, Practice Highlight, Safety, Social Work, Social Workers, State Policies, Unaccompanied Minors

Immigration Enforcement & Child Welfare

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (Dec 11, 2017)

This resource for child welfare social workers provides updates on immigration policy affecting children and families, discusses how immigration enforcement impacts the child welfare system, describes protections that exist to help keep immigrant families intact, and provides resources for social workers to support and work more effectively with immigrant families.

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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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Mar 12
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The Burden of Deportation on Children in Mexican Immigrant Families

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Family Separation, Immigrant Families Research, Research, Research Highlight

The Burden of Deportation on Children in Mexican Immigrant Families

Joanna Dreby, University at Albany, State University of New York (Aug 2012)

The author explores and explains the short-term and long-term impact of deportation and immigration enforcement on children in Mexican immigrant families.

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Mar 12
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Trump’s Immigration Policies Are Harming American Children

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Early Childhood, Family Separation, Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Spanish Resources, Trauma

Trump’s Immigration Policies Are Harming American Children

Leila Schochet, Center for American Progress (July 31, 2017)

This issue brief discusses how Trump’s immigration policies impact young children and details current research on the impacts of breaking families apart, instilling fear in immigrant communities, and preventing families from accessing programs that meet children’s basic needs.

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Jan 09
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Latino U.S.-Citizen Children of Immigrants: A Generation at High Risk

By | Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Deportation, Family Separation, Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Legal/Law, Research Highlight

Latino U.S.-Citizen Children of Immigrants: A Generation at High Risk

Lisseth Rojas-Flores, Foundation for Child Development: Young Scholars Program (Jan 9, 2018)

Children of immigrants are growing up in an environment of aggressive immigration policies and practices. This paper reviews research on the social circumstances affecting this population, the consequences of immigration policies and practices on child well-being, and the impact of parental legal status on child development.

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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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