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Foster Care

Correcting Course: Restoring the critical protection of placement in licensed facilities for children in federal immigration custody

By | Child Well-Being, Federal Policy, Foster Care, Immigrant Youth, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Unaccompanied Minors

Correcting Course: Restoring the critical protection of placement in licensed facilities for children in federal immigration custody

Neha Desai, Emma McGinn, & Laura Alvarez; National Center for Youth Law (April 2023)

This briefing reviews the history of state licensed care for children in federal immigration custody, its requirements and recent erosion, and provides recommendations to decrease the government’s reliance on unlicensed placements and restore the protections of state licensing.

Decreasing ORR’s Dependence on Congregate Care: Four Recommendations for Progress

By | Federal Policy, Foster Care, Immigrant Youth, Language Issues, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Unaccompanied Minors

Decreasing ORR’s Dependence on Congregate Care: Four Recommendations for Progress

Women’s Refugee Commission (August 9, 2023)

This policy brief highlights four key recommendations to improve care for unaccompanied minors in ORR custody and move away from congregate care settings.

 

Explainer: Biden’s Proposed Regulations On The Care Of Unaccompanied Children In Federal Custody

By | Federal Policy, Foster Care, Immigrant Youth, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Unaccompanied Minors

Explainer: Biden’s Proposed Regulations On The Care Of Unaccompanied Children In Federal Custody

The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights (December 5, 2023)

This explainer reviews the recent Biden administration notice for proposed rulemaking related to the care of unaccompanied minors in ORR custody and highlights advocates’ recommendations.

Update on Efforts to Mitigate Child Labor Exploitation and Internal Audit on Placement Process Used to Transfer Custody of Unaccompanied Children to Vetted Sponsors

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

Update on Efforts to Mitigate Child Labor Exploitation and Internal Audit on Placement Process Used to Transfer Custody of Unaccompanied Children to Vetted Sponsors

Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children & Families (June 2, 2023)

This report provides updates and recommendations on efforts on the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s (ORR) efforts to address concerns of child labor exploitation for unaccompanied minors release from ORR custody.

A Pathway to Permanency: Collaborating for the Futures of Children who are Immigrants in the Child Welfare System

By | Child Welfare System Research, Foster Care, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Legal/Law, Research, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)

A Pathway to Permanency: Collaborating for the Futures of Children who are Immigrants in the Child Welfare System

Joanne Gottesman, Randi Mandelbaum & Meredith Pindar; Child Welfare League of America (2019)

This article explores the unique statewide collaboration between Rutgers Law School and the New Jersey Department of Children and Families to provide immigration legal services to children in foster care, including the purpose, structure, and staffing of the collaboration and services offered.

Immigrant Caregivers: The Implications of Immigration Status on Foster Care Licensure

By | Foster Care, Kinship Care, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, State Policies, State Policy

Immigrant Caregivers: The Implications of Immigration Status on Foster Care Licensure

ABA Center on Children and the Law (December 14, 2022)

This brief reviews foster care licensure for immigrant caregivers, describes challenges that state licensing standards may present for undocumented caregivers, and explains how caregivers may overcome these challenges.

Strengthening Medical and Mental Health Services for Unaccompanied Children in U.S. Communities

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

Strengthening Medical and Mental Health Services for Unaccompanied Children in U.S. Communities

Jonathan Beier, Karla Fredricks, & Courtney Mosley, Migration Policy Institute (April 24, 2023)

This webinar discusses findings from a recent study on unaccompanied children’s access to medical and mental health services after release from federal custody, highlighting barriers to care and recommendations to strengthen and improve access to these services for UCs. Audio, video, and Powerpoint slides are available and detailed results can be found in the new report A Path to Meeting the Medical and Mental Health Needs of Unaccompanied Children in U.S. Communities.

Care or Control? Reexamining the immigration system in place for youth and children

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Detention, Foster Care, Immigrant Youth, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers, Unaccompanied Minors

Care or Control? Reexamining the immigration system in place for youth and children

Migration Center, University of South Carolina (May 5, 2023)

This webinar reviews key policies, programs, and services that impact migrant youth and their families, including conditions in countries of origin, pathways from detention to sponsor release, community integration, and deportation.

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