Dealing with Denials
CLINIC (September 11 – October 2, 2020)
This four-part webinar series covers ways to challenge wrongful application denials from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Link to WebinarMillions of U.S. Citizens Could Be Excluded under Trump Plan to Remove Unauthorized Immigrants from Census Data
Randy Capps, Jennifer Van Hook, & Julia Gelatt, Migration Policy Institute (July 2020)
Trump recently announced a move to exclude unauthorized immigrants from the 2020 U.S. Census data. MPI predicts that nearly 20 million U.S. Citizens might be excluded from the data since no foolproof way exists to discern an undocumented immigrant from documented ones.
Read MoreCOVID and Beyond: Rebuilding our Immigration System
LIRS (August 4, 2020)
This free event will discuss ways to help restore America’s immigration system to what it once was: a welcoming country as a global humanitarian leader.
Link to WebinarStart with Equity Series Part Four: Equitably Expanding High Quality Learning Opportunities for Dual Language and English Learners
Bipartisan Policy Center (August 6, 2020)
This free webinar covers actions the state and federal government can take to bridge gaps in learning for dual language learners.
Link to WebinarMixed-Status Families Ineligible for CARES Act Federal Pandemic Stimulus Checks
Migration Policy Institute (May 2020)
MPI’s infographic shows that 15.4 million people were excluded from COVID stimulus money due to restrictions against undocumented immigrants and their families.
Communication Toolkit: For Migrants, Refugees, and Other Limited-English-Proficient Populations
Center for Disease Control (June 5, 2020)
This communication toolkit provides resources in over 30 languages for organizations to help educate immigrant communities on COVID-19 prevention.
Family Separation Under the Trump Administration – A Timeline
Southern Poverty Law Center (June 17, 2020)
The Souther Poverty Law Center outlines the over three-year history of Trump’s policy on separating families at the U.S. – Mexico border.
Read MoreU.S. Must Release Children From Family Detention Centers, Judge Rules
Miriam Jordan, N.Y. Times (June 26, 2020)
Judge Dolly M. Gee of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ordered the release of all children held in all of the three family detention centers in the country by July 17th. This order comes as children have tested positive for COVID-19 and applies to children held in detention for more than 20 days.
Read MoreNew Legislation Partially Addresses Immigrant Families Left Out of Previous COVID-19 Relief, Continues to Exclude Millions of Children
CLASP (June 16, 2020)
New legislation would allow spouses of ITIN filers with Social Security Numbers to receive stimulus payments; including millions of families in economic relief initially left out in the CARES Act. However, families whose parents do not have Social Security Numbers would remain ineligible.
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