The domestic violence deportation ground at INA § 237(a)(2)(E) sets out four bases for deportability. This advisory will provide a brief overview of the deportation ground, and outline recent decisions and how they may affect representation in California and the Ninth Circuit.
The New Executive Order is No Solution: Three Facts on Family Separation and Detention
Blanca Ramirez, Jody Agius Vallejo, and Eliane Fersan, University of Southern California (
This publication explores three facts about migration, family separation, and the broader societal consequences of immigrant detention.
Fact Sheet: Top 10 Reasons Family Incarceration is Not a Solution
Human Rights First (June 2018)
The Trump Administration is attempting to replace its failed policy of family separation with the failed policy of family incarceration. ICE already detains families at three facilities in Dilley and Karnes, Texas and Reading, Pennsylvania, but the Trump Administration wants to lock up families even longer and overturn legal rules that protect children from lengthy detention.
Fact Sheet: The Trauma of Childhood Separation
Megan J. Wolff, PhD, MPH; Weill Cornell (July 2, 2018)
The Institute for the History of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell created this tool for those working on behalf of separated families or incarcerated parents. This well-sourced fact sheet details the medical aspects of the trauma of child separation. It’s intended to be of use for journalists, policymakers, lawyers, and anyone else interested or involved in the issue.
2018 Kids Count Data Book: State Trends in Child Well-Being
The Annie E. Casey Foundation (June 27, 2018)
The 2018 KIDS COUNT® Data Book provides important context entering the 2020 census and its potential to under count at least 1 million kids under age 5. It also looks at recent trends in child well-being, including improvements in economic well-being but mixed results in health, education and family and community factors.
Court Halts Trump Administration Policy Prolonging Court Halts Trump Administration Policy Prolonging Detention of Hundreds Of Immigrant Children
New York Civil Liberties Union (June 27, 2018)
A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction ending a policy of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) requiring Trump-appointed director Scott Lloyd to personally review and approve the release of any detained immigrant child who is or has ever been in a heightened supervision placement while in ORR custody.
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Supporting Children and Parents Affected by the Trauma of Separation
Child Trends and the National Research Center on Hispanic Children and Families, (June 2018)
As public officials and communities turn to the task of reuniting and supporting immigrant children and parents separated at the border, they face the difficult but critical work of helping these families heal after the trauma they have endured.In this brief, Maria A. Ramos-Olazagasti, a Center investigator, teams up with Jessica Dym Bartlett, a Child Trends expert on early child trauma, to offer research-based guidance for parents, communities, states, and the federal government.
The Tried-And-True Alternatives to Detaining Immigrant Families
Ruthie Epstein, ACLU (June 22, 2018)
This publication discusses alternatives to family detention in light of the recent Executive Order ending family separation and requiring family detention instead.
By separating immigrant families, we’ve caused irreparable harm. It’s time to make amends.
Luis H. Zayas, USA Today (June 21, 2018)
As a behavioral scientist, I know the pain I hear from these children is causing serious damage that has been wrought on these vulnerable lives. The need for the human bond is profound for infants, toddlers and older children. It is the attachment that helps in the development of positive social interaction, trust of others and the regulation of emotions and behaviors…
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