This policy brief describes the recent history and changes to the public charge rule and clarifies the scope of the Biden administration’s rule.
This policy brief outlines the negative implications of the Biden administration’s new asylum rule for children seeking safety in at the U.S.-Mexico border.
This policy analysis reviews the pathways to permanent legal status in the U.S., highlighting how restrictive the legal options are and why legal immigration is virtually impossible in most cases.
This practice advisory reviews the Central American Minors Program, including the initial application process and subsequent re-parole applications.
This factsheet, updated after the implementation of the Biden Administration’s final public charge regulation, answers key questions about the public charge rule and its implications.
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.
This report examines trends in U.S. interior immigration enforcement, outlines the negative effects for children with respect to economic security, food access, housing stability, mental health, and educational outcomes, and provides recommendations for local, state, and federal governments to mitigate these harms.
This study examined how health inequities were exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic due to anti-immigrant policies like the public charge rule.
This webinar discusses findings from a recent study on unaccompanied children’s access to medical and mental health services after release from federal custody, highlighting barriers to care and recommendations to strengthen and improve access to these services for UCs. Audio, video, and Powerpoint slides are available and detailed results can be found in the new report A Path to Meeting the Medical and Mental Health Needs of Unaccompanied Children in U.S. Communities.
This brief explores how poverty rates changed among immigrants and their children overall and by citizenship status and race/ethnicity, both before and during the pandemic.
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