Migrant Caravan: The Need to Address Root Causes
Kids in Need of Defense (October 24, 2018)
The migrant caravan underscores the dire need to address the root causes of migration from Central America to the United States, including the pervasive violence that forces children without parents and families with young children to embark on a life-threatening journey of thousands of miles to seek safety in the United States.
State Immigration Enforcement Policies
Julia Gelatt, Heather Koball, Hamutal Bernstein, Carmaine Runes, Eleanor Pratt, Urban Institute & National Center for Children in Poverty (May 2017)
This report from Urban Institute and the National Center for Children in Poverty found that expanding state immigration enforcement policies increased material hardship (such as eviction or difficulty paying for basic household expenses) in immigrant households with children. Although the policies target unauthorized immigrant populations, lawful immigrant households also experienced more material hardship in states with expanded enforcement, suggesting a broader climate of fear created by such policies.
Estimated Impacts of the Proposed Public Charge Rule on Immigrants and Medicaid
Samantha Artiga, Rachel Garfield, and Anthony Damico, Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation (October 11, 2018)
This analysis provides new estimates of the potential impacts from the proposed Trump administration changes to the public charge rule. Using 2014 Survey of Income and Program Participation data, it examines the (1) share of noncitizens who originally entered the U.S. without LPR status who have characteristics that DHS could potentially weigh negatively in a public charge determination and (2) number of individuals who would disenroll from Medicaid under different scenarios.
A Timeline: How the Trump Administration is Rolling Back Protections for Children
Kids in Need of Defense (October 9, 2018)
This updated publication provides a detailed timeline of the Trump administration’s actions to rollback child protections. The timeline details when all these actions took place, who put them into action, and what the impact on children is.
How Federal and State Food Stamps Programs Affect Recent Immigrant Families in the United States
Heather Koball, National Center for Children in Poverty (January 29, 2018)
Children of immigrants are at greater risk of going without enough food than the children of native-born citizens – even when income levels and other economic factors are taken into account. Immigrant families often experience economic hardships, of course, but their food insecurity may also be traced to U.S. federal and state policies that make some immigrants ineligible for food stamps.
Addressing the Intergenerational Mental Health Needs of Refugee Families with Young Children
Migration Policy Institute (September 24, 2018)
Experts on this webinar discuss efforts being undertaken in Maryland to serve refugee families with young children through tailored, trauma-informed approaches that address their specific mental health needs.
Who Would Be Harmed by Trump’s “Public Charge” Proposal?
Jackie Vimo, CLASP (October 30, 2018)
The proposed “public charge” rule from the Trump administration would result in declines of immigrant families’ access to the basics we all need to survive. The proposal would make—and has already made—immigrant families afraid to seek programs that help them stay strong and productive and raise children who thrive.
Challenges to TPS terminations
Catholic Legal Network, Inc. ( October 12, 2018)
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for nationals of Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti, El Salvador, Nepal, and Honduras. In the wake of these termination decisions, several different cases have been filed in U.S district courts.
Immigration policy, practices, and procedures: The impact on the mental health of Mexican and Central American youth and families
Stephanie Torres, Catherine Santiago, Katherine Walts, Maryse Richards, American Psychological Association (October 2018)
This paper reviews current immigration policies for arriving Mexican and Central American immigrants and links to mental health among documented and undocumented immigrant families and youth.