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Framework for Considering the Best Interests of Unaccompanied Children

By | Child Well-Being, Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Unaccompanied Minors

Framework for Considering the Best Interests of Unaccompanied Children

Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights (May 2016)

This document provides a framework for how immigration officials could consider the best interests of unaccompanied children throughout their decision-making continuum from apprehension to placement to release and repatriation.

Correcting Course: Restoring the critical protection of placement in licensed facilities for children in federal immigration custody

By | Child Well-Being, Federal Policy, Foster Care, Immigrant Youth, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Unaccompanied Minors

Correcting Course: Restoring the critical protection of placement in licensed facilities for children in federal immigration custody

Neha Desai, Emma McGinn, & Laura Alvarez; National Center for Youth Law (April 2023)

This briefing reviews the history of state licensed care for children in federal immigration custody, its requirements and recent erosion, and provides recommendations to decrease the government’s reliance on unlicensed placements and restore the protections of state licensing.

Amicus Brief Details the Harm of DACA Rescission on U.S. Citizen Children

By | Child Well-Being, Federal Policy, Immigration Relief, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law

Amicus Brief Details the Harm of DACA Rescission on U.S. Citizen Children

Wendy Cervantes, CLASP (February 2, 2024)

This amicus brief to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case regarding the legality of the DACA program highlights the harm of the DACA rescission on the children of DACA recipients.

Decreasing ORR’s Dependence on Congregate Care: Four Recommendations for Progress

By | Federal Policy, Foster Care, Immigrant Youth, Language Issues, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Unaccompanied Minors

Decreasing ORR’s Dependence on Congregate Care: Four Recommendations for Progress

Women’s Refugee Commission (August 9, 2023)

This policy brief highlights four key recommendations to improve care for unaccompanied minors in ORR custody and move away from congregate care settings.

 

No Fair Day: The Biden Administration’s Treatment of Children in Immigration Court

By | Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), Unaccompanied Minors

No Fair Day: The Biden Administration’s Treatment of Children in Immigration Court

UCLA School of Law, Center for Immigration Law & Policy (December 2023)

This white paper provides a thorough assessment of the Biden administration’s policies for children facing removal in immigration court.

Explainer: Biden’s Proposed Regulations On The Care Of Unaccompanied Children In Federal Custody

By | Federal Policy, Foster Care, Immigrant Youth, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Unaccompanied Minors

Explainer: Biden’s Proposed Regulations On The Care Of Unaccompanied Children In Federal Custody

The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights (December 5, 2023)

This explainer reviews the recent Biden administration notice for proposed rulemaking related to the care of unaccompanied minors in ORR custody and highlights advocates’ recommendations.

Summary: Immigration Court Efficiency and Children’s Court Act of 2023

By | Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Unaccompanied Minors

Summary: Immigration Court Efficiency and Children’s Court Act of 2023

Kids in Need of Defense (November 1, 2023)

This policy brief reviews the Immigration Court Efficiency and Children’s Court Act of 2023 which has the potential to create a more child-friendly environment for UCs navigating the U.S. immigration system.

Report on Homeland Security for Children Fiscal Year 2023 Report to Congress

By | Child Well-Being, Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Trauma, Unaccompanied Minors

Report on Homeland Security for Children Fiscal Year 2023 Report to Congress

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (September 2023)

This report describes DHS’s efforts to review and incorporate feedback from organizations representing the needs of children, and addresses the identification and protection of unaccompanied minors and family detention.

Addressing the Shift in Child Welfare Practices Serving Latinx Immigrant Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Policy Recommendations and Future Directions

By | Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention, Child Well-Being, COVID-19, Federal Policy, Legal/Law, Social Work, State Policies, State Policy

Addressing the Shift in Child Welfare Practices Serving Latinx Immigrant Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Policy Recommendations and Future Directions

Marisol Sanchez, Socorro Ramirez-Gamiño; Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative (2023)

This policy brief reviews recent research on child welfare agency practices serving immigrants during the pandemic and offers four policy recommendations to response to the needs of immigrant families in the child welfare system.

 

The Impact of the Asylum Ban on Children Seeking Safety in the United States

By | Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Unaccompanied Minors

The Impact of the Asylum Ban on Children Seeking Safety in the United States

Kids in Need of Defense (May 2023)

This policy brief outlines the negative implications of the Biden administration’s new asylum rule for children seeking safety in at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Fact Sheet: U.S. Government Announces Sweeping New Actions to Manage Regional Migration

By | Federal Policy, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law

Fact Sheet: U.S. Government Announces Sweeping New Actions to Manage Regional Migration

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (April 27, 2023)

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced new measures to manage migration following the end of Title 42, including some punitive and some beneficial measures.

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