Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) ICE Parental Directive Summary
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (September 25, 2013)
This 2-page ILRC document summarizes the guidelines laid out in the Directive.
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First Focus (September 3, 2013)
On August 23, 2013, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a directive on Facilitating Parental Interests in the Course of Immigration Enforcement Activities, or the Parental Interest Directive. The Directive is a response to the large and growing number of U.S. citizen children with immigrant parents or guardians who have been detained or deported, and is meant to ensure that detained and removed parents and guardians can maintain a relationship with their children and make decisions in their best interest. Written by Wendy Cervantes, Vice President, Immigration and Child Rights Policy, First Focus.
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ICE’s Parental Interests Directive: Helping Families Caught Between the Immigration and Child Welfare Systems
Women’s Refugee Commission (August 26, 2013)
Written by Emily Butera, Senior Program Officer, this blog discusses a long awaited directive on “Facilitating Parental Interests in the Course of Civil Immigration Enforcement Activities” released by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Read BlogFacilitating Parental Interests in the Course of Civil Immigration Enforcement Activities
U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (August 2013)
Full text of the Parental Interest Directive issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in August 2013.
Read Full TextThe Reuniting Immigrant Families Act (SB1064) – Helping Families in the Family & Juvenile Court System
Immigrant Legal Resource Center and First Focus (March 27, 2013)
Presented by Angie Junck (Immigrant Legal Resource Center) & Yali Lincroft (First Focus) California Administrative Office of the Courts, San Francisco, CA, March 2013
View PresentationImmigration Reform & Child Welfare Policies
First Focus (February 22, 2013)
Presented by Yali Lincroft (First Focus) Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, CA, February 2013
View PresentationChildren in Harm’s Way: Criminal Justice, Immigration Enforcement, and Child Welfare
Sentencing Project, First Focus and Migration and Child Welfare National Network (January, 2013)
Children in Harm’s Way is a compilation of articles written by leading scholars, policy analysts, legal experts, and practitioners that explores how children are harmed when the criminal justice, immigration enforcement, and child welfare systems converge.
View DocumentFalling Through the Cracks: The Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Children Caught Up in the Child Welfare System
American Immigration Council (December 2012)
This article highlights the unique challenges that federal and state immigration enforcement actions pose to child well-being and family unity, including the repercussions for children and families involved in the child welfare system.
Read Full ArticleThe Intersection of Immigration Law, its Enforcement, and Social Work Practice
Presented by Yali Lincroft, First Focus, & Alan Dettlaff, Jane Addams College of Social Work
Council on Social Work Education, Washington, DC (November 2012)
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Overview of Child Welfare Immigration Policies and Programs
First Focus (October 5, 2012)
Presented by Yali Lincroft (First Focus) South Carolina Department of Social Services and Court Staff, Columbia, SC, October 2012
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