This book reviews the history and politics of immigration enforcement and detention centers operated by private prison companies, featuring the stories of children and parents and highlighting the negatives impacts to children’s growth and development.
This study examined child welfare system models for serving immigrant children and families. Findings highlight the importance of specialization of immigrant-related knowledge and skill sets, relationships with consulates and external stakeholders, and innovative engagement approaches.
This briefing reviews the history of state licensed care for children in federal immigration custody, its requirements and recent erosion, and provides recommendations to decrease the government’s reliance on unlicensed placements and restore the protections of state licensing.
This briefing reviews new empirical research on immigration policies focused on immigrant well-being, including research on the impact of the 100-mile border zone, bond amounts in immigration courts, and ICE’s surveillance technology.
This report highlights the findings and recommendations of a review of ORR’s implementation of sponsor screening and post-release followup calls for children in ORR custody.
This amicus brief to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case regarding the legality of the DACA program highlights the harm of the DACA rescission on the children of DACA recipients.
This analysis reviews the proposed Senate supplemental funding bill and the implications of the immigration-related provisions for asylum seekers.
This database allows users to search for immigration lawyers by type of lawyer, language, and location. It also includes private practice lawyers.
This database enables users to search for pro bono legal service providers by state.
This book explores the experiences of undocumented immigrants living in a complex environment of ongoing surveillance.
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