Category

Topics

Seeking asylum: Part 2

By | Deportation, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Legal/Law, Research, Research Highlight

Seeking asylum: Part 2

Tom K. Wong, PhD w/assistance from Vanessa Ceceña, U.S. Immigration Policy Center (October 29, 2019)

This report highlights the findings from surveys with asylum seekers who were returned to Mexico under the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as the “Remain in Mexico” policy.

Determinants of Health and Well-Being for Children of Immigrants: Moving From Evidence to Action

By | Child Well-Being, Immigrant Families Research, Research, Research Highlight

Determinants of Health and Well-Being for Children of Immigrants: Moving From Evidence to Action

Lisseth Rojas-Flores, Ph.D., & Jennifer Medina Vaughn, M.S., Foundation for Child Development (October 9, 2019)

This paper utilizes a public health framework to examine the physical and mental health and well-being of children in low-income, immigrant families in broader sociopolitical context.

Immigrants’ Deportations, Local Crime and Police Effectiveness

By | Deportation, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research, Research Highlight

Immigrants’ Deportations, Local Crime and Police Effectiveness

Annie Laurie Hines & Giovanni Peri, IZA Institute of Labor Economics (June 2019)

This paper examines the relationship between deportations and crime rates in localities that rolled out Secure Communities at some point since its inception in 2008, finding no evidence that Secure Communities increased polices effectiveness.

Preparing for Possible Immigration Enforcement: Guidance for Childcare Providers

By | Early Childhood, Highlighted Resources, Immigration Enforcement, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Workers

Preparing for Possible Immigration Enforcement: Guidance for Childcare Providers

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (September 4, 2019)

This practice resource provides ideas for how childcare providers can support immigrant families with respect to immigration enforcement.

Putting Our Children at Risk: The Impact of the Public Charge Rule on Immigrant Children and Families

By | Federal Policy, Highlighted Resources, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Public Charge

Putting Our Children at Risk: The Impact of the Public Charge Rule on Immigrant Children and Families

Center for the Study of Social Policy (September 2019)

This briefs highlights the negative consequences that the public charge rule will have on immigrant children and their families, including with respect to access to health coverage, food security, and housing stability.

Care Provider Facilities Described Challenges Addressing Mental Health Needs of Children in HHS Custody

By | Child Well-Being, Family Separation, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Research, Research Highlight, Trauma, Unaccompanied Minors, Unaccompanied Minors Research

Care Provider Facilities Described Challenges Addressing Mental Health Needs of Children in HHS Custody

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (September 2019)

A report released by the Office of the Inspector General confirmed that intense trauma was common among children who entered the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) facilities in 2018 including those who were suddenly separated from their parents.

Custody and Care of Children at the Border: 2019 Congressional Briefing Book

By | Child Well-Being, Detention, Family Separation, Federal Policy, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Unaccompanied Minors

Custody and Care of Children at the Border: 2019 Congressional Briefing Book

Multiple Authors (September 2019)

This briefing book contains a white paper that provides background on the situation at the U.S.-Mexico Border and recommendations to improve care for children as well as experts’ biographies and contact information and additional materials.

Model Policies on Immigration for Early Childhood Education Centers, Childcare Facilities, and First 5 California Sites

By | Early Childhood, Highlighted Resources, Immigration Enforcement, Practice, Social Workers

Model Policies on Immigration for Early Childhood Education Centers, Childcare Facilities, and First 5 California Sites

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (August 2019)

It is unlikely U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will carry out immigration enforcement operations at an early childhood education center, childcare facility, or First 5 site. This practice advisory includes model policies put together by ILRC to serve as a menu of options for centers to choose from and adopt.

Open