CLINIC • August 2 – 16, 2024 • 2-3:30 p.m. ET
This three-part webinar series will review the basic of obtaining Special Immigrant Juvenile Status for children who have experienced abuse, abandonment, or neglect by one or both parents.
Children at Risk at the Border: Evaluation of the Protection and Care of Unaccompanied Mexican Migrant Children
Appleseed Mexico (April 2024)
This report highlights shortcomings in current practices surrounding the treatment of Mexican unaccompanied children at the U.S.-Mexico border and offers recommendations for improvement.
A Path to Evidence-Based Services for Unaccompanied Children
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants & Child Trends (May 2024)
This brief reviews the outcomes an evaluation of USCRI’s Home Study and Post-Release Services programs and provides recommendations on moving toward an evidence-based national model for Home Study and Post-Release Services for unaccompanied children.
Expanding Language Access in Federally Supported Programs: Practical Solutions for Persistent Problems
Jacob Hofstetter & Margie McHugh, Migration Policy Institute (June 2024)
This policy brief reviews federal language access requirements, gaps in existing frameworks for ensuring language access, and recommendations for improvement.
Securing Our Future: The Need for a Pathway to Citizenship for Dreamers
Children Thrive Action Network (June 14, 2024)
This factsheet reviews the impacts of inaction in Congress for DACA recipients and their families.
Supporting Students from Immigrant Families
Learning for Justice Magazine, Southern Poverty Law Center (n.d.)
This page offers resources for supporting students and parents in immigrant families, including links to Know Your Rights info for families and resources for on best practices for educators.
Featured Issue: Executive Actions to Promote Family Unity and Help Dreamers
American Immigration Lawyers Association (June 26, 2024)
This page offers announcements and resources on the Parole-in-Place program announced June 18, 2024.
Unaccompanied minors are representing themselves in immigration court, alarming advocates
Laura Romero, ABC News (June 3, 2024)
Since immigration courts don’t guarantee a right to legal counsel, many unaccompanied children must face immigration court without immigration attorneys, forced to represent themselves.
Biden’s new immigration order restricts asylum claims along the border. Here’s how it works.
Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (June 4, 2024)
The Biden administration announced a new executive action that restricts access to asylum for migrants who enter the U.S. unlawfully when the border is considered overwhelmed.
Trump on Immigration: Tearing Apart Immigrant Families, Communities, and the Fabric of our Nation
ACLU (June 6, 2024)
This memo series reviews the potential threats to immigrant families and the U.S. immigration system under a second Trump administration.
