Resources

Boy With a Fractured Skull Faces Deportation; Family was Detained After ICE Check-In

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Boy With a Fractured Skull Faces Deportation; Family was Detained After ICE Check-In

Belisa Morillo, Francisco Cuevas, & Damià Bonmatí, NBC News (February 7, 2020)

A Guatemalan family seeking asylum in the United States says that their 5-year-old son has a fractured skull and has been unable to take him to see a neurologist or neurosurgeon because ICE detained them during a routine check-in last month.

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One Year Into ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy, Migrants Confront Danger and Instability

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One Year Into ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy, Migrants Confront Danger and Instability

Daniella Silva, NBC News (January 29, 2020)

It has been one year since the implementation of the Remain in Mexico policy. Advocates state that this policy has put thousands of asylum seekers in dangerous conditions making it more difficult for them to receive protection in the U.S.

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Supreme Court Allows Trump Plan to Deny Green Cards to Those Who May Need Government Aid

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Supreme Court Allows Trump Plan to Deny Green Cards to Those Who May Need Government Aid

Pete Williams, NBC News (January 27, 2020)

In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court passed an order that will allow the Trump administration to enforce new limits on immigrants who the Trump administration states will become dependent on government benefit programs.

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Supreme Court Allows Trump to Implement Income-Based Restrictions on Immigration

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Supreme Court Allows Trump to Implement Income-Based Restrictions on Immigration

Brent Kendall & Michelle Hackman, The Wall Street Journal (January 27, 2020)

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to begin implementing rules that allow the government to deny limited-income immigrants residency or admission for using public-assistance programs.

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Trauma in Immigrant Families Resource List

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Trauma in Immigrant Families Resource List

Center on Immigration & Child Welfare (November 2019)

This document provides a list of vetted resources that explain the risk of trauma in immigrant and refugee groups, responses and strategies to mitigate the impact of trauma in the context of the political environment in the U.S., and tools for agencies and individual providers use in practice with immigrant and refugee families.

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