Relief Chart: Eligibility for Immigration Relief Despite Criminal Record Issues
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (December 14, 2021)
This chart outlines potential relief eligibility for clients who have criminal records.
Webinar: Cultural Humility and Working with Afghan Clients
American Bar Association • February 9, 2022• 3:00 p.m. EST
This webinar is the second in a series for attorneys and accredited representatives which will cover the topics of working with Afghan clients and cultural humility.
Relaunching the Central American Minors Program: Opportunities to Enhance Child Safety and Family Reunification
Mark Greenberg, Stephanie Heredia, Kira Monin, Celia Reynolds and Essay Workie, Migration Policy Institute (December 2021)
This report examines the relaunch and essential parts of the Central American Minors Program, including expanded eligibility, and provides recommendations for the current version.
Mental Health and Wellbeing in the United We Dream Community
Latinx Immigrant Health Alliance and United We Dream, United We Dream (2021)
This report outlines how the COVID-19 pandemic, fear of deportation and detention, and lack of support from current and past administrations has impacted the health and wellbeing of undocumented youth and adults.
The First Year of the Biden Administration’s Policies on Unaccompanied Children
Kids in Need of Defense (January 11, 2022)
This report provides a summary of Biden’s policies on unaccompanied children in his first year in office and provides recommendations to further address problems within the migration system.
Left in Limbo: Why Special Immigrant Juveniles Need Employment Authorization
Kids in Need of Defense (January 13, 2022)
This brief outlines the Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) visa backlog, DHS’ Employment Authorization Document (EAD) policy that prevents SIJS recipients from applying, and provides recommendations to mediate this issue.
What is SIJS?
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (January 12, 2022)
This flyer provides a brief overview of what SIJS is, eligibility requirements, and benefits that are provided to those who qualify.
The trip to the U.S. Southern border is hard, let alone for kids traveling alone
John Burnett, NPR (January 4, 2022)
Migrant children who come to the U.S. seeking asylum find refuge in school despite facing many problems outside of school and in their new country.
Migrant Children Arrive in Pennsylvania Airports, Sparking Debate Over Refugee Resettlement Practices
Raymond G. Lahoud, The National Law Review (January 4, 2022)
After confirming that several unmarked planes carrying minors through the Office of Refugee Resettlement had landed in Pennsylvania, lawmakers and a gubernatorial candidate raised criticism of the practice.
Volunteers help bring normalcy to unaccompanied children in federal custody
Anastasiya Bolton, WFAA (January 5, 2022)
The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights appoints volunteers, along with other professionals, as Child Advocates to provide support to unaccompanied children’s mental health and wellbeing while in federal custody.
