Immigration Options for Undocumented Immigrant Children
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (August, 2018)
A collection of one-page fact sheets on immigration options for undocumented immigrant children.
Chilling Effects: The Expected Public Charge Rule and Its Impact on Legal Immigrant Families’ Public Benefits Use
Jeanne Batalova, Michael Fix, and Mark Greenberg, Migration Policy Institute ( June 2018)
The expected public charge rule could have wide-reaching effects on legal immigration to the United States and lead to a sharp drop in use of public benefits by legally present non-citizens and their dependents. This report analyzes use of public benefits by non-citizens, naturalized citizens, and the U.S. born to understand the potential magnitude of the draft proposed rule’s effects.
Healthy Mind, Healthy Future: Promoting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Children in Immigrant Families in California
The Children’s Partnership & California Policy Center (August, 2018)
The Children’s Partnership and the California Immigrant Policy Center launched Healthy Mind, Healthy Future, a research and policy project focused on better understanding the impact of immigration enforcement on the mental health and wellbeing of children in immigrant families.
Recommendations for Reunifying Separated Family Members
Kids in Need of Defense (July 13, 2018)
In this publication, KIND outlines its recommendations for separated children, detained parents, and deported parents to ensure the best interests of these families and protect their access to due process.
Fact Sheet: No Child Should Face Immigration Court Alone
Kids in Need of Defense (August 22, 2018)
This fact sheet provides some statistics on the number of unaccompanied children in the U.S., what legal protections the have, how KIND advocates for these children, and what others can do.
Pre-Migration Trauma Exposure and Mental Health Functioning among Central American Migrants Arriving at the US Border
Allen Keller, Amy Joscelyne, Megan Granski, and Barry Rosenfeld, PLoS ONE (January 10, 2017)
This study examines pre-migration trauma exposure and current mental health status of migrant families arriving at the U.S. border from the Northern Triangle region, with a focus on why they left their home country and the frequency of qualifying for asylum.
Uprooted in Central America and Mexico: Migrant and refugee children face a vicious cycle of hardship and danger
UNICEF (August 2018)
This issue of Child Alert examines the root causes of irregular migration from northern Central America and Mexico, and the challenges faced by migrant and refugee children throughout the migration journey. It concludes with a call to action to protect the safety and well-being of these youth.
Immigrant Child Health Toolkit
American Academy of Pediatrics (2015)
The American Academy of Pediatrics developed this toolkit to provide information and resources for pediatricians related to immigrant child health.
KIND Flyer for Youth in Need of Immigration Legal Assistance
Kids in Need of Defense (January 2018)
This simple flyer in English and Spanish with a cartoon explains the services that KIND provides to support young persons in need of immigration legal assistance.
The Legal Rights of Separated Children
Kids in Need of Defense (August 10, 2018)
In this web page, KIND identifies and briefly describes the legal rights that children in immigrant families have in the context of family separation.
