Public Charge: A Threat to Children’s Health and Well-Being
CLASP (October, 2018)
This fact-sheet reviews the proposed Trump administration changes to the public charge rule, and their potential impact on children of immigrants.
Newcomer Central American Immigrants’ Access to Legal Services
Center for Latin American & Latino Studies, Dennis Stinchcomb & Jodi Berger Cardoso (September 18, 2018)
This report focuses on Central American Immigrants’ access to legal services. It documents legal service gaps, catalogues the principal challenges confronting community-based legal service providers, and highlights strategies for enhancing service provider capacity and overcoming access barriers.
Acquisition & Derivation Quick Reference Charts
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (October 5, 2018)
These three charts outline the different requirements for acquiring and deriving citizenship for children. Because the law governing acquisition and derivation has changed many times and is generally not retroactive, these charts detail what the eligibility requirements are depending on the time period in question.
Risks of Applying for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status in Affirmative Cases
Immigration Legal Resource Center (August 31, 2018)
This Practice Advisory answers common questions about the risks of filing affirmative SIJS cases for youth in a variety of scenarios, such as when the youth has a delinquency history, the youth is over the age of 18, or the youth is alleged to be gang-involved.
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.
Draft: Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds
Department of Homeland Security (2018)
This is a draft proposal by the Trump administration that considers denying permanent residency or citizenship to immigrants who have utilized public assistance programs or are anticipated to access them in the future.
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.
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.
