DACA Updates During the Coronavirus Crisis
Informed Immigrant
This page provides information and updates related to DACA during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Relief Chart: Eligibility for Immigration Relief Despite Criminal Record Issues
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (December 14, 2021)
This chart outlines potential relief eligibility for clients who have criminal records.
Relaunching the Central American Minors Program: Opportunities to Enhance Child Safety and Family Reunification
Mark Greenberg, Stephanie Heredia, Kira Monin, Celia Reynolds and Essay Workie, Migration Policy Institute (December 2021)
This report examines the relaunch and essential parts of the Central American Minors Program, including expanded eligibility, and provides recommendations for the current version.
Left in Limbo: Why Special Immigrant Juveniles Need Employment Authorization
Kids in Need of Defense (January 13, 2022)
This brief outlines the Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) visa backlog, DHS’ Employment Authorization Document (EAD) policy that prevents SIJS recipients from applying, and provides recommendations to mediate this issue.
What is SIJS?
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (January 12, 2022)
This flyer provides a brief overview of what SIJS is, eligibility requirements, and benefits that are provided to those who qualify.
KIND and the End SIJS Backlog Coalition Endorse the Immigrant Victim and Witness Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 6078)
Kids in Need of Defense [KIND] (December 16, 2021)
This policy brief provides background and an overview of the recently introduced Immigrant Victim and Witness Protection Act, which would remove the annual limit on visas for SIJS recipients and provide important protections to immigrant survivors of trafficking, domestic violence, and other harms.
“Any Day They Could Deport Me”: Over 44,000 Immigrant Children Trapped in the SIJS Backlog
Rachel Leya Davidson and Laila L. Hlass, End SIJS Backlog Coalition and The Door (November 2021)
This report documents the extent and ramifications of the SIJS backlog and offers recommendations for addressing the backlog and providing protection to this vulnerable population of children.
Potential Remedies for Immigrant Families After Losing a Family Member to the Pandemic
Peggy Gleason, Immigrant Legal Resource Center (August 26, 2021)
This practice guidance provides possible options for immigrant families who have lost a family member to COVID-19 and are now facing the possible loss of immigration benefits.
Working with Immigrant Families Regardless of Legal Status: Spreading and Adapting 2 Gen Practices
Karen Murrell, Vikki Rompalla, Susana Garcia, Julia DeNatale & Margie McHugh, The Aspen Institute (September 16, 2021)
This webinar is the second of a four-part series discussing strategies from three organizations on how to provide 2Gen services to immigrant children and families experience status issues.
Pathway to Citizenship State Fact-sheets
Children Thrive Action Network (September 23, 2021)
This one-page fact sheet provides information on a national and state level summarizing the reasons a pathway to citizenship is important for children living within immigrant families.
