Explainer: Immigrants and the Use of Public Benefits in the United States
Valerie Lacarte, Migration Policy Institute (October 2024)
This explainer reviews access and restrictions to public benefits for immigrants.
Overview, Tips, and Considerations When Applying for Keeping Families Together Parole in Place for Spouses and Stepchildren of U.S. Citizens
Ariel Brown, Immigrant Legal Resource Center (September 24, 2024)
This practice advisory reviews the new “Keeping Families Together” parole in place process for certain spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens.
Immigrant Inclusive, Trauma-Informed Practices with Immigrants: A Training Series for Community Practitioners and Organizations
Center on Immigration and Child Welfare, NMSU School of Social Work (September 2024)
This 5-module online asynchronous, self-paced course explores how service organizations and practitioners can implement policies and practices to increase inclusivity of immigrant families, and how trauma-informed practice can be tailored to address the unique experiences of immigrant families. It also includes discussion of a model for implementing immigrant specialist navigators within organizations. 6 free cultural social work CEUs available. Learn more here: https://cimmcw.org/immigrant-inclusivity-training/ or enroll at the link above.
Prácticas Inclusivas e Informadas sobre el Trauma con Inmigrantes: Una Serie de Capacitaciones para Profesionales y Organizaciones Comunitarias
Center on Immigration and Child Welfare, NMSU School of Social Work (December 2024)
Este es un curso asincrónico en línea de 5 módulos a su propio ritmo, que explora cómo las organizaciones de servicios y los profesionales pueden implementar políticas y prácticas para aumentar la inclusión de las familias inmigrantes, y cómo la práctica informada sobre el trauma se puede adaptar para abordar las experiencias únicas de las familias inmigrantes. También incluye la discusión de un modelo para implementar navegadores especialistas en inmigrantes dentro de las organizaciones. 6 CEU de obra social cultural gratuitas disponibles. Obtenga más información aquí: https://cimmcw.org/immigrant-inclusivity-training/ o inscríbase en el enlace de arriba.
Employment-Based Immigration Visas for DACA Recipients
Krsna Avila & Dan Berger, Immigrant Legal Resource Center (July 31, 2024)
This practice advisory reviews common employment-based visa options for DACA recipients.
Obtaining Office of Refugee Resettlement Records for Clients Who Were Detained as Children
Andrew Craycroft & Rachel Prandini, Immigrant Legal Resource Center (July 22, 2024)
This practice advisory reviews the important role of ORR records in an immigration case and the process to request them.
What is the DACA Rule and How Does it Impact Me?
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (June 26, 2024)
This resource provides a refresher on the current state of the DACA program in light of the Biden administration’s August 2022 rule.
Securing Our Future: The Need for a Pathway to Citizenship for Dreamers
Children Thrive Action Network (June 14, 2024)
This factsheet reviews the impacts of inaction in Congress for DACA recipients and their families.
Featured Issue: Executive Actions to Promote Family Unity and Help Dreamers
American Immigration Lawyers Association (June 26, 2024)
This page offers announcements and resources on the Parole-in-Place program announced June 18, 2024.
Guidance for SIJS State Court Predicate Orders in California- What You Need to Know in 2024
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (April 26, 2024)
This Practice Advisory provides recommendations on what information to include in state court predicate orders for SIJS in California and includes samples.
