Top administration officials are trying to determine how far President Obama can act on immigration reform through executive action while remaining on the right side of the law. President Obama is being provided options for changing deportation policies before the end of the summer.
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Discusses the lawsuit filed that would require the government to appoint a lawyer to all minors facing deportation as well as the statistics that support the suit. These statistics show that 90% of youth who do not have legal representation are deported while 47% with lawyers are allowed to stay.
Read the ArticleA brief report about the rise in denial rates of asylum claims.
Read Full ReportDue to the inability to come to an agreement on how to address the immigration crisis, Congress leaves on recess, leaving President Obama forced to “act alone”. This article discusses the routes that President Obama may take in order to address this issue.
Read the ArticleDescribes the experience of case managers working with children who have fled their home countries in Central American countries, and the difficulties they are experiencing, as well as the similarities among their clients’ cases.
Read the ArticleThe NASW releases a brief that highlights steps and actions social workers can take in order to help with the immigration crisis.
Read the ArticleChildren are “fleeing for their lives,” often by themselves at enormous risk, to the United States and other countries throughout the Americas from the Central American countries of Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador.
Read the ArticleThis resource provides information for transition age foster youth on continuing with their education and finding employment after leaving foster care.
Get the GuideThis website provides statistics on multiple indicators of child well-being for children across the state of California.
Get the StatisticsThe author advocates for incorporating the best interest of the child standard into deportation proceedings initiated against an undocumented immigrant parent.
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