The Immi Learning Center
Immi, Pro Bono Net. (2017)
This Learning Center provides resources about U.S. immigration, different types of visas and forms of relief, and “know your rights” information in English and in Spanish.
Visit the Learning CenterNeither ” criminals nor ” illegals ” : children and adolescents in the migrant smuggling market on the US-MX Border
Gabriella Sanchez and Blanca Navarrete, Derechos Humanos Integrales en Acción,A.C. (DHIA) & UTEP, August 2017
This study provides human rights insight on the context of irregular migration on the U.S.-Mexico border. It highlights the situations and challenges faced by adolescents, working in the migrant smuggling market in the Ciudad Juárez-El Paso borderplex.
Read MoreHow Restrictive Laws Can Influence Public Attitudes Towards Immigrants
Rene D. Flores, SW Helper, Sept 6, 2017
This article explores research that has been done on public policies and describes how these policies may be playing a role in the shifting dynamics of public attitudes.
Read the ArticleCourt Decisions Ensure TPS Holders in Sixth and Ninth Circuits May Become Permanent Residents
American Immigration Council (Sept 11, 2017)
This practice advisory discusses the implications of Ramirez v. Brown and Flores v. USCIS for TPS recipients and other categories of family and employment-based adjustment.
Read the Practice AdvisoryProgram Action Plan for the End of DACA
Catholic Legal Immigration Network, INC. (Sept 7, 2017)
This tool will help immigrant legal service providers and community-based organizations plan to effectively and efficiently respond to DACA termination.
Get the PlanThe Dream Act, DACA, and Other Policies Designed to Protect Dreamers
American Immigration Council (Sept 6, 2017)
In light of the impending end of DACA, this factsheet explores other potential legislative avenues that may protect those current and potential beneficiaries of the initiative who may face deportation.
Get the Fact SheetRESOURCE GUIDE: Defending Immigrant Youth Post DACA
Layla Razavi, California Immigrant Policy Center (Sept 5, 2017)
The California Policy Immigrant Center has compiled resources and information related to DACA, including important policy issues, upcoming events and actions, and mental health and other resources geared toward current beneficiaries.
Get the GuideScreening Potential DACA Requestors for Other Forms of Relief
Patrick Taurel, Am Immigration Council (Sept 5, 2017)
A practice resource for attorneys determining the eligibility of DACA seekers for longer-term immigration relief options.
Get the ResourceMultigenerational Punishment: Shared Experiences of Undocumented Immigration Status Within Mixed-Status Families
Laura Enriquez, Journal of Marriage and Family (April 2015)
U.S. citizen children and their undocumented parents often share risks and limitations associated with undocumented immigration status, characterized here as multigenerational punishment, a distinct form of legal violence where the sanctions intended for a specific population spill over to negatively affect individuals who are not targeted by laws. (Link provides abstract only without institutional or paid access.)
Read the AbstractWhy Immigration Policy Should Matter to Youth-Serving Systems
Marie Williams, Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (Aug 9, 2017)
In the current climate of immigration enforcement, youth-serving systems now have a duty to investigate whether they are adequately serving the vulnerable population of immigrant children.
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