Refugee and Migrant Children: A Philanthropic Imperative
Grant Makers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (October 2014)
A YouTube video featuring the stories of three children of the tens of thousands who have been forced to flee Central America due to violence.
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Family and Juvenile Law: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and the California Courts
Judicial Council of California (October 6, 2014)
California Senate Bill 873 clarifies the role and responsibility of the superior courts in making the findings needed for determining whether an individual is eligible for Special Immigration Juvenile Status. This report provides information regarding the background for this legislation as well as the efforts underway to assist the courts (i.e., providing education, resources, and other services).
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American Bar Association Commission on Immigration (October 2014)
These materials, from an October 2014 training, cover information on a range of topics related to representing unaccompanied immigrant children, including best practices for working with unaccompanied children, information on immigration law and removal proceedings, ethical considerations in representing unaccompanied minors, Special Immigration Juvenile Status, U and T Visas, and asylum law and initial jurisdiction issues.
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U.S. Department of Education (September 2014)
A Fact sheet that provides information to help education leaders better understand the responsibilities of States Local Education Agencies in connection with migrant students and the existing resources available to help educate immigrant students.
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Immigrant Legal Resource Center (September 2014)
A comprehensive list of resources for those working with the unaccompanied immigrant children population.
Access ResourcesApplying the ICE Parental Interests Directive to Child Welfare Cases
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (August 26, 2014)
This resource summarizes the key provisions of the Directive and provides tips to those working within the dependency system on how to best ensure an immigrant parent can meaningfully participate in the dependency proceedings.
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This is Our Home
The Texas Observer (August, 24, 2014)
Part two of a series titled “Beyond the Border”. This segment titled “This is Our Home” discusses the experiences of a rancher who lives close to an immigration checkpoint and has found bodies, clothing, food, and other items of immigrants who were trying to make it through Brooks County, TX without being caught.
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The Texas Observer (August 24, 2014)
Part one of a series “Beyond the Border”. This segment titled, “Into the Wilderness”, discusses the experiences of one immigrant by the name of Exelina, and also presents data associated with the time that Exelina was migrating to the U.S.
Watch the videoCivil rights groups sue to bar expedited deportations of Central American families
The Washington Post (August 22, 2014)
Civil rights group files a lawsuit asking a federal court to stop the Obama administration from expediting families being held in Artesia, NM. The 60-page legal complaint, on behalf of seven women and three children at the facility in Artesia, N.M., alleges that the Department of Homeland Security has denied due process rights to the families as it seeks to deport the hundreds of undocumented immigrants being housed there.
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