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Jul 30
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For Vulnerable Immigrant Children, A Longstanding Path to Protection Narrows

By | Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), Unaccompanied Minors

For Vulnerable Immigrant Children, A Longstanding Path to Protection Narrows

Austin Rose, Migration Policy Institute (July 25, 2018)

Nearly 210,000 unaccompanied immigrant children were detained at the U.S.-Mexico border between fiscal years (FY) 2014 and 2017, the majority coming from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras…This article provides an overview of the SIJ program and its growth as a pathway to protection for immigrant children. Drawing on a series of interviews with immigrant youth, adult sponsors, attorneys, and judges, it also identifies limitations on access to SIJ.

Jul 24
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Frequently Asked Questions About Separated Children and the Child Welfare System

By | CICW Publications, Deportation, Detention, Fact Sheets, Family Separation, Federal Policy, ICE, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Legal/Law

Frequently Asked Questions About Separated Children and the Child Welfare System

ABA Center on Children and the Law, Women’s Refugee Commission, and the Center on Immigration and Child Welfare (July 2018)

This fact sheet answers frequently asked questions about family separation due to immigration enforcement and what happens to the children in these separated families.

Jul 22
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Database to Track Family Separations, Support Family Tracing, and Identify Trends

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, ICE, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Parenting, Social Work, Social Workers, Youth & Families

Database to Track Family Separations, Support Family Tracing, and Identify Trends

Women’s Refugee Commission & Innovation Lab (July, 2018)

The Women’s Refugee Commission and Innovation Law Lab launched a new database to help track family separations, to support family tracing, and to assist with the identification of trends. The database is simple, secure, and confidential, and it allows family separation data to be collected and organized in a centralized way to help push back against harmful practices and support litigation efforts on a case by case basis. WRC and ILL will share anonymized, aggregated data with collaborators on family separations and for use in policy advocacy and to facilitate reunifications. To sign up to use the WRC-ILL database and to obtain a login, please email intake@wrcommission.org. Questions may also be directed to intake@wrcommission.org.

Jul 22
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Backgrounder: Family Case Management Program

By | Detention, Family Separation, Federal Policy, ICE, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law

Backgrounder: Family Case Management Program

Women’s Refugee Commission (July 2018)

This backgrounder from the WRC covers the Family Case Management Program (FCMP), which is the case-management based alternative to detention program for families seeking protection that the Trump administration terminated in June 2017. This program was a far more appropriate approach to families in immigration proceedings, with high rates of compliance with immigration requirements and high cost-efficiency.

Jul 20
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Women’s Refugee Commission Intake Process for Removed Parents

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, ICE, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Relief, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers, Spanish Resources, Youth & Families

Women’s Refugee Commission Intake Process for Removed Parents

WRC (July 2018)

The WRC’s intake form can be used to collect key information that can help removed parents connect to legal resources and other needed assistance. Questions highlighted in yellow are particular to the ACLU lawsuit; the form includes specific consents to share information with the ACLU and/or with WRC if there is interest in doing so. If you are helping a parent complete the form, please make sure you record their consent as desired. Completed forms may be sent to intake@wrcommission.org, or uploaded to the Dropbox account noted on the form. Questions may also be directed to intake@wrcommission.org.

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Jul 18
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The Tri-Department Plan for Stage II of Family Reunification

By | Family Separation, Federal Policy, ICE, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law

The Tri-Department Plan for Stage II of Family Reunification

Dept. of Health and Human Services, Dept. of Homeland Security, and Dept. of Justice (July 18, 2018)

This document outlines Stage II of the tri-department plan of the HSS, DHS, and DOJ to reunify all eligible children over the age of 5 by July 26, 2018.

Jul 16
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Trump’s Family Incarceration Policy Threatens Healthy Child Development

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Legal/Law, Parenting, Research Highlight, Social Work, Trauma

Trump’s Family Incarceration Policy Threatens Healthy Child Development

Leila Schochet, Center for American Progress (July 12, 2018)

This issue brief outlines how the Trump administration is attempting to roll back important legal protections for children in detention and details how President Trump’s latest policy of detaining families will have negative effects on the health and well-being of immigrant children and their parents.

 

Jul 13
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A Summary of ICE’s Directive on Detention and Removal of Parents or Guardians

By | Deportation, Detention, Federal Policy, ICE, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law

A Summary of ICE’s Directive on Detention and Removal of Parents or Guardians

Migration Policy Institute (May 2018)

This publication provides a summary of ICE’s new directive on the detention and removal of parents/guardians  its requirements, and its differences from the 2013 Directive.

Jul 09
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Demanding Answers from ICE and CBP Regarding Their Aggressive Immigration Enforcement Tactics

By | Deportation, Detention, Federal Policy, ICE, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law

Demanding Answers from ICE and CBP Regarding Their Aggressive Immigration Enforcement Tactics

American Immigration Council (July 9, 2018)

The American Immigration Council filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with ICE and CBP on October 13, 2017, seeking data on enforcement actions and outcomes since January 2016. With this data, the Council will be able to assess who is being targeted for removal and what the consequences are of the current enforcement framework.

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