DACA Updates FAQ
Immigration Legal Resource Center (October 10, 2022)
This FAQ sheet provides updates and answers to common questions regarding the DACA program given the October 2022 5th Circuit Court decision.
Unaccompanied Children & Immigration 101
American Bar Association (2022)
This webpage contains a variety of introductory videos on topics related to working with unaccompanied immigrant children, including asylum, removal proceedings, trauma-informed lawyering, legal relief, and more.
Family Formation Under the Law: How Immigration Laws Construct Contemporary Latino/a Immigrant Families in the U.S.
Vanessa Delgado, Sociology Compass (August 18, 2022)
This article builds on the research of sociologists of the family on how U.S. laws play a fundamental role in shaping the outcomes of family members, including how immigration law impacts family formation in LatinX immigrant families.
What is the DACA Rule and How Does it Impact Me?
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (August 31, 2022)
This resource outlines key information for immigrants as they navigate access to DACA both currently and when the new rule goes into effect on October 31, 2022.
The Biden Public Charge Regulation: What Does It Mean for Immigrant Families?
Protecting Immigrant Families (September 8, 2022)
This explainer contains information for immigrant families about what the public charge rules does, why it was changed, and how it might be challenged in the future.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Final Rule Summary
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (September 12, 2022)
This practitioner’s guide discusses the potential future of DACA, the current order preventing the processing of initial DACA requests, and how to address this situation with clients.
Excluding Non-Citizens from SNAP Harms Children’s Health
Chloe East, Equitable Policy Research Lab (July 2022)
This research brief explores how U.S.-born children with immigrant parents were affected by changes in access to SNAP after the 1996 welfare reform.
“We Need to Take Away Children”: The secret history of the U.S. government’s family-separation policy
Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic (August 7, 2022)
This in-depth investigative report provides a detailed account of the family separation policy implemented during the Trump administration, including interviews with key decision makers.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Final Rule
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (August 30, 2022)
This final rule issued by DHS codifies the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy.
Caja de herramientas sobre el interés superior de la niñez y la asistencia y defensa legal de niñas, niños y adolescentes en movilidad humana de KIND
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) (August 16, 2022)
This series of Spanish documents provides guidance on the principle of the best interests of children and the assistance and legal defense of children and adolescents in human mobility.
