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Immigration Relief

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Predicate Order Resource Center

By | Highlighted Resources, Immigration Relief, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice, Practice Highlight, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Predicate Order Resource Center

Project Lifeline

This resource center provides a repository of resources on the law and best practices for representing undocumented children in state juvenile courts and understanding where to look for more information. It includes a Predicate Order State-by-State Age-Out Analysis as a quick reference guide on SIJS laws/statutes in different states.

Children on the Move: A Guide to Common Definitions and Terms

By | Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice, Practice Highlight, Unaccompanied Minors

Children on the Move: A Guide to Common Definitions and Terms

Kids in Need of Defense (May 5, 2023)

This list of terms reviews the legal definitions of a child and related terms to assist in understanding key concepts of domestic and international immigration protections and systems relevant for children.

Issue Brief: Fast, Not Fair — How Expedited Processes Harm Immigrant Children Seeking Protection

By | Child Well-Being, Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Safety

Issue Brief: Fast, Not Fair — How Expedited Processes Harm Immigrant Children Seeking Protection

First Focus on Children & the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights, (March 6, 2023)

This brief highlights how expedited asylum processes cause harm to children seeking asylum and provides recommendations on how to address these problems.

Working With Immigrant and Refugee Families: A Guide for Child Welfare Agencies

By | Culture: Issues & Competencies, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Workers, State Policies

Working With Immigrant and Refugee Families: A Guide for Child Welfare Agencies

Child Welfare Information Gateway (October 2022)

This bulletin describes key considerations and challenges for child welfare agencies serving immigrant and refugee families and provides systemwide strategies that agencies can use to improve outcomes for this population.

Age Calculation under Child Status Protection Act

By | Federal Policy, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law

Age Calculation under Child Status Protection Act

U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (February 14, 2023)

This policy alert outlines new changes to the age calculation process under the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) for children trying to obatin LPR status based on a parent’s status.

An Overview of USCIS’s New SIJS Regulations

By | Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice, Practice Highlight, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)

An Overview of USCIS’s New SIJS Regulations

Rachel Prandini, Immigrant Legal Resource Center (January 23, 2023)

This practice advisory reviews new Special immigrant juvenile status (SIJS) petition regulations, including policy changes on evidentiary requirements, marital status, getting updates on petitions, and more.

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