The Immi Learning Center
Immi, Pro Bono Net. (2017)
This Learning Center provides resources about U.S. immigration, different types of visas and forms of relief, and “know your rights” information in English and in Spanish.
Visit the Learning CenterScreening Questions for Immigrant Youth: Determining Potential Avenues for Legal Status
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (Sep 22, 2017)
This short screening sheet is designed to help child welfare professionals identify potential avenues for noncitizen youth to gain legal status.
Get the Screening QuestionsScreening Potential DACA Requestors for Other Forms of Relief
Patrick Taurel, Am Immigration Council (Sept 5, 2017)
A practice resource for attorneys determining the eligibility of DACA seekers for longer-term immigration relief options.
Get the ResourceWorking with Child Clients and Their Family Members in Light of the Trump Administration’s Focus on “Smugglers” Practice Advisory
Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc., July 2017
Designed for practitioners who are representing child clients in removal proceedings or advising family members of child clients in removal proceedings, this practice advisory offers multiple tips including risk mitigation strategies.
Read the AdvisorySpecial Immigrant Juvenile Status
Susan Schmidt, Encyclopedia of Social Work (July 2017)
SIJS is defined to explain its significance for immigrant children and for the role social workers may play in support of the status. (Link provides abstract only without institutional or paid access.)
Read the AbstractImmigration Services of CA CDSS
State of California Dept. of Social Services
This resource guide for the State of California provides current practice in the state with the largest population of children in immigrant families.
Get the Resource GuideQuick 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.
Read MoreImmigration Status and Relief Options
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.
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