Psychological First Aid for Unaccompanied Children
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (2021)
This resource provides an evidence-based approach to support unaccompanied children immediately after their arrival to the US.
State of Texas et al v. United States of America et al – Memorandum and Order – July 16, 2021
Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (July 19, 2021)
This resource contains the July 16th Memorandum and Order of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in State of Texas, et al., v. The United State of America, et al., which ruled that DACA is unlawful and vacated the June 15, 2012, memorandum that created DACA.
Compassion, Not Confinement How States and Localities Can Help Ensure Humane Housing for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Awaiting Family Reunification
Shaina Aber, Lauren Esterle, and Derek Loh, Vera Institute (June 2021)
This policy brief outlines key steps that state and localities can take to protect and support unaccompanied children and help reunify them with family as quickly as possible.
Central American Minors Program: Providing a Safe Alternative to a Dangerous Migration Journey
Kids in Need of Defense (June 7, 2021)
This policy brief provides background, updates, and recommendations on the Central American Minors (CAM) program, which enables some children to apply for refugee protection or parole from their home country.
Protecting Immigrant Students’ Rights to a Public Education
Southern Poverty Law Center (June 2021)
These guides for families, advocates, educators and school administrators provide resources to better understand schools’ and districts’ responsibilities to immigrant students and families and to address language access and enrollment barriers in public elementary and secondary schools. These resources are available in multiple languages.
Pushed Into Harm’s Way: Forced Returns of Unaccompanied Migrant Children to Danger by the USA and Mexico
Amnesty International (June 11, 2021)
This report details the deportations of thousands of unaccompanied minors by both the USA and Mexico without sufficient screenings for the danger and harm these children may encounter, and offers recommendation to both nation’s government to address these issues.
DACA and Juvenile Delinquency Adjudications & Records: FAQs
Rachel Prandini & Kristen Jackson, Public Counsel; Immigrant Legal Resource Center (May 27, 2021)
This practice advisory answers frequently asked questions on addressing disclosure of juvenile adjudications and dissemination of court records for individuals interested in applying for DACA, and also includes a sample DACA request packet.
Working with Immigrant Families Involved in the State Child Welfare System: The Child Welfare Agency’s Role
ABA (April 1, 2021)
This webinar is intended to offer guidance to attorneys that work on behalf of child welfare agencies or the state. The webinar discusses ways to support immigrant youth in foster care.
Webinar: Serving LGBTQIA Children Who Are Seeking Protection
Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights (March 25, 2021)
This webinar explores the strengths and challenges that LGBTQIA children encounter when they seek protection in the United States. The panel of experts that participated in the webinar discuss how they have worked with this population and offer recommendations for improving the immigration system so that it can better support immigrant LGBTQIA youth.
Rapid Evidence Assessment: What Works to Protect Children on the Move
UNHCR (July 2020)
In response to the evidence gap surrounding what does and does not work for migrant and displaced children “on the move” and by reviewing relevant literature, this assessment seeks to answer three questions – what interventions have proven most effective in protecting children, what factors of implementation make these interventions effective or ineffective, and what systems of child protection and social welfare make them effective?
