Quick Guide to Federal Child Welfare and Immigration Law
by ABA (March 15, 2017)
This document offers a brief overview of law and resources for child welfare attorneys and others who seek options for immigrant children or parents.
Get the GuideA Guide to Children Arriving at the Border: Laws, Policies, and Responses
American Immigration Council (June 2015)
This guide provides information about the tens of thousands of children who have fled their homes in Central America and arrived at our southern border. It seeks to explain the basics about who these children are, what happens to them when they arrive in the U.S., laws in place to help them, and proposed legislation to help these children.
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A Social Worker’s Toolkit for Working With Immigrant Families
(Updated June 2015)
This toolkit provides a basic overview of the dynamics of the U.S. immigration system as it impacts children and families in the child welfare system. The toolkit includes practical appendices with resources for accessing vital documents, facilitating communication between child welfare and immigration legal counsel, and a summary of immigration relief options applicable to youth in care.
Get the ToolkitEmerging Issues in State-Based Immigration Reform
The Government Law Center, Albany Law School, 2015 Warren M. Anderson Legislative Breakfast Series (February 2015)
View the recording of the Albany Law School’s 2015 Warren M. Anderson Breakfast Seminar and access supplementary materials about state-based immigration reform, including information on unaccompanied minors, state benefits and state-issued identification documents for immigrants, and state support for immigrant legal services.
View Seminar Recording Access Supplementary MaterialsSpecial Provisions for Immigrant Youth: A Model State Statute
American Friends Service Committee, Fordham Law School, Immigrant Legal Resource Center, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, and Rutgers University School of Law (February 2015)
This resource proposes model statutory language for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) legislation, with the aim of promoting both uniformity across jurisdictions and the right of all SIJS-eligible immigrant children to access their state court systems.
Review ResourceStates and Status: A Study of Geographical Disparities for Immigrant Youth
Columbia Human Rights Law Review, 46(266) (November 2014)
Written by Laila Hlass, this article discusses patterns in the number of Special Immigrant Juvenile Status applicants across states and over time.
Read Full ArticleFamily and Juvenile Law: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and the California Courts
Judicial Council of California (October 6, 2014)
California Senate Bill 873 clarifies the role and responsibility of the superior courts in making the findings needed for determining whether an individual is eligible for Special Immigration Juvenile Status. This report provides information regarding the background for this legislation as well as the efforts underway to assist the courts (i.e., providing education, resources, and other services).
View ReportThe ABCs of Representing Unaccompanied Children in Removal Proceedings
American Bar Association Commission on Immigration (October 2014)
These materials, from an October 2014 training, cover information on a range of topics related to representing unaccompanied immigrant children, including best practices for working with unaccompanied children, information on immigration law and removal proceedings, ethical considerations in representing unaccompanied minors, Special Immigration Juvenile Status, U and T Visas, and asylum law and initial jurisdiction issues.
Access ResourcesUnderstanding and Improving the Quality of Service Delivery for Immigrant Families Involved with the Child Welfare System
2014 ALLIANCE WEBINAR SERIES #3
Presented by Alan Dettlaff, Jane Addams College of Social Work; Wendy Cervantes, First Focus; & Lyn Morland, Senior Consultant, CICW (July 2014)
View the PresentationLiving in the United States: A Guide for Immigrant Youth
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (2014)
This resource is designed to help both documented and undocumented immigrant youth know their rights. Topics include Do You Know Your Immigration Status, 10 Things Every Undocumented Youth Should Know, 11 Things Every Youth with A Green Card Should Know, DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), and DAPA (Deferred Action for Parental Accountability).
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