They’re doctors who became immigration detainees themselves — held for more than a year inside a system that they warn is putting people’s health at risk daily.
Read moreA federal judge in Oregon blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a sweeping plan to deny visas to would-be immigrants based on their inability to show they could pay for health insurance or medical costs in the U.S.
Read moreThe Center of Immigration and Child Welfare recently held a workshop to discuss immigration policies, challenges immigrants face, and best practices for working with immigrants and their families. To help support the agencies who work directly with immigrant clients the CICW put together a list of resources for this workshop. The information presented at the workshop as well as the list of resources are now available on the CICW website and can be accessed here:
Read moreThis report summarizes the experiences of DACA beneficiaries who have gone through several renewals but continue to worry about their futures in the United States. It highlights the positive impact of DACA as well as its limitations in a time of uncertainty and heavy immigration enforcement.
The immigration system at the southern border is a product of a century of conflicting policies aimed at facilitating trade, limiting undocumented immigration, and protecting national security. It was not designed to protect and promote the health and well-being of children and families, but it has an obligation to do so as a publically-funded institution acting on the behalf of the American people. We all know that it is not meeting these obligations. When my colleagues and I visited the southern border, we did not just see a system that was ignoring the health and well-being needs of children and families. We saw a system that was intentionally causing harm and failing to meet the most basic obligations of a public system in a well-functioning democracy.
Read moreThe Department of Homeland Security said Friday that temporary protections for immigrants from six countries will be extended, shielding them from possible deportation.
Read moreThis factsheet highlights key info about health insurance accessibility for immigrants, including the impacts of fear and eligibility issues.
This report highlights the findings from surveys with asylum seekers who were returned to Mexico under the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as the “Remain in Mexico” policy.
CLINIC has prepared an analysis of the current status of the public charge rules and advice for practitioners.
The Trump administration promised that asylum-seekers who already had U.S. cases, but had been forced to return to Mexico to await court dates, could still get asylum. That might not be the case.
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