Chaos, Confusion, And Danger: The Remain In Mexico Program In El Paso
Women’s Refugee Commission (May 16, 2019)
This report highlights a trip to El Paso by the Women’s Refugee Commission and the Remain in Mexico policy and offers recommendations.
One in Seven Adults in Immigrant Families Reported Avoiding Public Benefit Programs in 2018
Hamutal Bernstein, Dulce Gonzalez, Michael Karpman, & Stephen Zuckerman, Urban Institute (May 2019)
This brief uses unique data from a nationally representative, internet-based survey conducted in December 2018 to provide the first systematic evidence on the extent of chilling effects among immigrant families before release of a final public charge rule.
What Part of Legal Immigration Don’t You Understand?
Mike Flynn & Shikha Dalmia, Reason Magazine (October 2009)
This document provides a visual graphic of the pathways through the U.S. immigration system in order to attain legal status.
Trauma in Immigrant Families Resource List
Center on Immigration & Child Welfare (April 2019)
This document provides a list of vetted resources that explain the risk of trauma in immigrant and refugee groups, responses and strategies to mitigate the impact of trauma in the context of the political environment in the U.S., and tools for agencies and individual providers use in practice with immigrant and refugee families.
Legal Resource List
Center on Immigration & Child Welfare, Corinne Wolfe Center for Child & Family Justice (April 2019)
This document highlights legal resources related to child welfare, public benefits, separated children, special immigrant juvenile status, and trauma responsive practice.
Practice Advisory: Asylum Seekers Stranded in Mexico Because of the Trump Administration’s Restrictive Policies: Firm Resettlement Considerations
Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (April 24, 2019)
This practice advisory takes practitioners through firm resettlement considerations and potential arguments. It also provides discussion around exceptions to the firm resettlement bar and reviews known facts about the legal status of U.S. asylum seekers who are forced to remain in Mexico.
We Must Preserve the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 for Unaccompanied Children
Women’s Refugee Commission (April 3, 2019)
In an attempt to deter unaccompanied children from coming to the U.S., the Trump administration has made efforts to reduce or eliminate protections within the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (“TVPRA”) and to expedite processing for children already in the U.S. This backgrounder explains the danger of these changes, and how they protections for children seeking safety in the US.
Mitigating the Effects of Trauma among Young Children of Immigrants and Refugees: The Role of Early Childhood Programs
Maki Park and Caitlin Katsiaficas, Migration Policy Institute (April 2019)
A child’s early years are a time of exceptional growth, and ones that can be profoundly affected by traumatic experiences. Research has firmly disproven the idea that infants and toddlers are “too young” to be affected by such experiences, leading to an increased awareness of the need for trauma-informed services for children. Early childhood education and care (ECEC) programs have the potential to play a central role in identifying and addressing the effects of trauma, with lifelong benefits.
How Early Childhood Providers Can Create “Safe Space” Policies
Rebecca Ullrich, CLASP (April 2019)
CLASP has released a guide to creating “safe space” policies for early childhood programs. Safe-space policies safeguard programs against immigration enforcement actions and protect families’ safety and privacy. In this guide, advocates, providers, and policymakers will find information about developing and implementing safe-space policies, sample policy text that can be adapted by individual early childhood programs, and a list of key resources for providers and parents.
Child Welfare Law, Immigration Policy, and Their Intersection
Howard Davidson, American Bar Association (n.d.)
This resource reviews intersecting laws and policies that impact child protective services and immigration. Included are federal laws and policies and suggested law and policy principles concerning child welfare services to undocumented child immigrants.
