Five Ways Trump’s Enforcement Regime is Devastating Children and Families
Women’s Refugee Commission (July 2018)
This publication discusses some of the human rights abuses resulting from the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement policies.
Separated: Children at the Border
Marcela Gaviria and Martin Smith, PBS Frontline (July 31, 2018)
The inside story of what happened to immigrant children separated from their parents at the border. The film explores the impact of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy, and how both Trump and Obama dealt with minors at the border.
Watch the EpisodeWho Is Caring for Latino Children? The Characteristics of Early Care and Education Teachers and Caregivers Serving a High Proportion of Hispanic Children
National Research Center on Hispanic Children and Families (July 2018)
This brief examines three aspects of the ECE workforce that are linked with how children learn, their socioemotional development, and classroom environment and quality of care. 1. Training, experience, and education. 2. Attitudes, including motivations for working with children. 3. Linguistic and racial and ethnic diversity.
Developing Sustainable Repatriation and Reintegration Programs for Children and Families Separated by Borders
Elaine Weisman, LGSW/MPH and Fecility Sackville Northcott, PhD; International Social Service-USA & the Center on Immigration and Child Welfare (July 2018)
This CICW practice brief provides recommendations about best practices for ensuring that children and/or their caregivers facing deportation are provided with necessary pre-departure and reintegration services to support safe and sustainable return.
For Vulnerable Immigrant Children, A Longstanding Path to Protection Narrows
Austin Rose, Migration Policy Institute (July 25, 2018)
Nearly 210,000 unaccompanied immigrant children were detained at the U.S.-Mexico border between fiscal years (FY) 2014 and 2017, the majority coming from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras…This article provides an overview of the SIJ program and its growth as a pathway to protection for immigrant children. Drawing on a series of interviews with immigrant youth, adult sponsors, attorneys, and judges, it also identifies limitations on access to SIJ.
Future uncertain for reunited immigrants
Kristina Davis, Press Herald (July 28, 2018)
With more than 1,800 migrant families reunified under a court-ordered deadline, the question turns to how fast immigration authorities can deport those with final orders of removal. It looks increasingly likely those families will remain in limbo, at least for now…
Read More‘Deleted’ families: What went wrong with Trump’s family-separation effort
When a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reunify migrant families separated at the border, the government’s cleanup crews faced an immediate problem. They weren’t sure who the families were, let alone what to call them…
“Hidden in Plain Sight”: Hundreds of Immigrant Children and Teens Housed in Opaque Network of Chicago-Area Shelters
Jodi S. Cohen, Duaa Eldeib and Melissa Sanchez, Pro Publica (July 27, 2018)
As the Trump administration has come under fire in recent weeks for its zero tolerance immigration crackdown, much attention has focused on the children and conditions at shelters along the country’s southern border and in major metropolitan areas on the coasts.
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‘Why Did You Leave Me?’ The Migrant Children Left Behind as Parents Are Deported
Miriam Jordan, New York Times (July 27, 2018)
As the Trump administration has rushed to reunite thousands of children separated from their parents under a “zero-tolerance” policy on border enforcement, it is now left with 700 or more cases that have been more difficult to solve, including those of 431 parents who were apparently sent home without their children.
Read MoreEmergency Assistance for Separated and Asylum Seeking Families: Referral Form
International Rescue Committee (July 2018)
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is providing short-term emergency assistance and services to separated and asylum-seeking families upon their reunification or release from detention.
