DACA Updates During the Coronavirus Crisis
Informed Immigrant
This page provides information and updates related to DACA during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research Documents Harm of Public Charge Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Protecting Immigrant Families (January 2022)
This report outlines how the Trump-era public charge policy continues to negatively impact immigrant families during the COVID-19 pandemic despite its reversal by the Biden administration in March 2021.
Relief Chart: Eligibility for Immigration Relief Despite Criminal Record Issues
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (December 14, 2021)
This chart outlines potential relief eligibility for clients who have criminal records.
Relaunching the Central American Minors Program: Opportunities to Enhance Child Safety and Family Reunification
Mark Greenberg, Stephanie Heredia, Kira Monin, Celia Reynolds and Essay Workie, Migration Policy Institute (December 2021)
This report examines the relaunch and essential parts of the Central American Minors Program, including expanded eligibility, and provides recommendations for the current version.
Mental Health and Wellbeing in the United We Dream Community
Latinx Immigrant Health Alliance and United We Dream, United We Dream (2021)
This report outlines how the COVID-19 pandemic, fear of deportation and detention, and lack of support from current and past administrations has impacted the health and wellbeing of undocumented youth and adults.
The First Year of the Biden Administration’s Policies on Unaccompanied Children
Kids in Need of Defense (January 11, 2022)
This report provides a summary of Biden’s policies on unaccompanied children in his first year in office and provides recommendations to further address problems within the migration system.
Left in Limbo: Why Special Immigrant Juveniles Need Employment Authorization
Kids in Need of Defense (January 13, 2022)
This brief outlines the Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) visa backlog, DHS’ Employment Authorization Document (EAD) policy that prevents SIJS recipients from applying, and provides recommendations to mediate this issue.
What is SIJS?
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (January 12, 2022)
This flyer provides a brief overview of what SIJS is, eligibility requirements, and benefits that are provided to those who qualify.
The psychological effects of forced family separation on asylum-seeking children and parents at the US-Mexico border: A qualitative analysis of medico-legal documents
Kathryn Hampton, Elsa Raker, Hajar Habbach, Linda Camaj Deda, Michele Heisler, and Ranit Mishori; PLOS ONE (November 24, 2021)
This study explored narratives from parents and children separated as a result of the Trump administration’s zero tolerance policy. Data indicated significant negative mental health outcomes even after reunification.
Factsheet: The Department of Homeland Security’s “Protected Areas” Memorandum
National Immigration Law Center (November 17, 2021)
This factsheet reviews the Department of Homeland Security’s new “Protected Areas” memo.
