The Trump administration is stepping up its pursuit of parents who paid to have their children illegally brought into the United States, according to people familiar with the matter. The effort, part of a widening crackdown on illegal immigration, is aimed at discouraging families from paying human smuggling organizations.
Read the StoryA Fayetteville Observer investigation found more than 120 children have died in the state within a year of their parents or caregivers being referred to a DSS agency. More than 30 of the children were killed — beaten to death, shot, drowned, smothered or poisoned by drugs.
Read the StoryAccording to a recent brief from the American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law, 20 states include immigration requirements before caregivers can become licensed as foster parents. Eleven other states have licensing standards that represent indirect obstacles for undocumented immigrants in the child welfare system.
Read the StoryDespite Obama-era DHS policy that immigration agents should avoid enforcement operations at sensitive locations like churches, schools, and hospitals, Border Patrol agents arrested the parents of a 2-month-old diagnosed with pyloric stenosis.
Read the StoryThis article discusses the various recent health disasters that are stemming from the Trump administration’s aggressive detention and deportation policies.
Read the StoryAn Ontario advocate for children and youth, recently met with Canadian federal immigration and border officials so they could develop a plan to work together to protect teenagers who come to the province on their own, after seeing an influx of immigrants seeking asylum over the past few months.
Read the StoryThe Emerging Scholars and Practitioners on Migration Issues (ESPMI) Network requests submissions for their Discussion Series on Disrupted Education in the Lives of Refugee Children and Youth. This series will address the greatest impacts of disrupted education on refugee children and potential solutions. The submission deadline is October 15, 2017.
Learn MoreTraining about helping immigrant children, families and communities cope with fear, separation, and loss.
Learn MoreThis webinar will discuss increased patterns involved requests for evidence (RFEs) and notices of intent to deny (NOIDs) with respect to Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) cases as well as strategies for addressing these situations.
View the WebinarThis webinar will be discussing the guide Developing Culturally Responsive Approaches to Serving Diverse Populations: A Resource Guide for Community-Based Organizations. Join the panel—representing policy, training and technical assistance, and programmatic early childhood organizations—as they discuss ways to conceptualize and achieve cultural responsiveness.
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