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Jan 01
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Responding to Inappropriate RFEs and NOIDS in Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Cases

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

Responding to Inappropriate RFEs and NOIDS in Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Cases

Sharon Hing, Alison Kamhi, and Rachel Prandini, Immigrant Legal Resource Center (December 2018)
This practice advisory provides an overview of the law governing RFEs and NOIDs, outlines the changes to USCIS policy announced in the July 2018 Policy Memo, and sets forth a six-step process to follow when responding to requests for additional evidence. Also included are sample arguments to make when responding to common RFE and NOID scenarios in the SIJS context.
Dec 21
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The Protection Gauntlet: How the United States is Blocking Access to Asylum Seekers and Endangering the Lives of Children at the U.S. Border.

By | Highlighted Resources, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Workers, Topics

The Protection Gauntlet: How the United States is Blocking Access to Asylum Seekers and Endangering the Lives of Children at the U.S. Border

Kids in Need of Defense (December 21, 2018)

This is a report from Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) documenting their visit to formal and informal refugee camps and shelters in Tijuana, Mexico to observe the conditions that unaccompanied children are facing and their ability to access U.S. protection. They found children living in squalid conditions and suffering greatly while waiting to be allowed to present at the port of entry.

Dec 16
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Recommendations to Prevent and Address Sexual and Gender – based Violence in Central America’s Northern Triangle

By | Child Well-Being, Highlighted Resources, Practice Highlight, Topics

Recommendations to Prevent and Address Sexual and Gender-based Violence in Central America’s Northern Triangle

Kids in Need of Defense (2018)

This resource reviews recommendations to prevent and address sexual and gender- based violence through justice sector reforms, child protection system reforms, services for victims, and SGBV prevention.

Dec 16
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Request for Help

By | Opportunities

Request for Help

Tahirih Justice Center

Vilma Carrillo Carrillo is a survivor of violence & a mother who has been detained and separated from her child. Because she is detained, she may lose her parental rights to her child, who is a US citizen. Read more about her story here. Please help Vilma reunite with her daughter by pushing out messages on social media. Actor Penn Badgley has joined the fight to bring attention to Vilma’s case. You can help by retweeting @PennBadgley, using the hashtag #Release Vilma, and sending tweets to ICE and DHS Secretary Kirsjen Nielsen. You can also share a petition, asking ICE to immediately release Vilma.

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Dec 13
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7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Taken into Border Patrol Custody Dies of Dehydration, Exhaustion

By | In the News

7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Taken into Border Patrol Custody Dies of Dehydration, Exhaustion

Nick Mirof, The Washington Post (December 13, 2018)

A 7-year-old girl from Guatemala died of dehydration and shock after she was taken into Border Patrol custody last week for crossing from Mexico into the United States illegally with her father and a large group of migrants along a remote span of New Mexico desert, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Thursday.

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Dec 12
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Refusing to Leave Child Immigrants to Chance

By | Highlighted Resources, Law/Policy Highlight

Refusing to Leave Child Immigrants to Chance

Sharon E. Goldsmith, American Bar Association (February, 2017)

Thousands of children have fled their homes in El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala seeking refuge in Maryland, as many fear for their lives due to violence in their home countries. In response, stakeholders were convened to coordinate an appropriate response including providing the children free legal representation. This resource reviews the Maryland Model, designed to assist these children in securing a safer future.

Dec 11
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After Photos Emerge of Using Tear Gas on Child Migrants, Top U.S. Border Official Defends Use

By | In the News

After Photos Emerge of Using Tear Gas on Child Migrants, Top U.S. Border Official Defends Use

Molly O’Toole, Los Angeles Times (December 11, 2018)

The head of the federal agency responsible for protecting the U.S. border on Tuesday defended his agents for using tear gas against migrants last month, but lawmakers pressed him about women and children forced to flee clouds of the noxious gas.

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Dec 10
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A Court Ruling May Allow Migrant Families to Be Held Indefinitely. These Families Know What That Could Be Like.

By | In the News

A Court Ruling May Allow Migrant Families to Be Held Indefinitely. These Families Know What That Could Be Like.

Teo Armus, The Texas Tribune (December 10, 2018)

Migrant children are not supposed to be detained for more than 20 days in unlicensed facilities. Texas may be able to license two family detention centers, in Dilley and Karnes County, after an appeals court ruling last week.

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