U.S. reopening facility near southern border to house unaccompanied migrant children
Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (October 13, 2023)
The Biden administration is reopening a facility in Carrizo Springs, TX to house unaccompanied migrant children.
U.S. to settle lawsuit with migrant families separated under Trump, offering benefits and limiting separations
Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (October 16, 2023)
The Biden administration has reached a proposed settlement with families separated during the Trump administration, which includes a special asylum process and bars future family separation policies for 8 years.
New York City limiting migrant families with children to 60-day shelter stays to ease strain on city
New York City limiting migrant families with children to 60-day shelter stays to ease strain on city
Anthony Izzaguire, AP News (October 16, 2023)
New York City’s mayor has announced a 60-day limit to shelter stays for migrant families with children in an attempt to ease pressure on the city housing system.
Opinion: Our failed immigration policy is causing a child labor epidemic in the U.S.
Stephanie L. Canizales, Los Angeles Times (October 26, 2023)
This opinion piece discusses the connection between the decades of U.S. failed immigration policy and the current situation of unaccompanied migrant children.
A Pathway to Permanency: Collaborating for the Futures of Children who are Immigrants in the Child Welfare System
Joanne Gottesman, Randi Mandelbaum & Meredith Pindar; Child Welfare League of America (2019)
This article explores the unique statewide collaboration between Rutgers Law School and the New Jersey Department of Children and Families to provide immigration legal services to children in foster care, including the purpose, structure, and staffing of the collaboration and services offered.
“It felt like hitting rock bottom”: A qualitative exploration of the mental health impacts of immigration enforcement and discrimination on US-citizen, Mexican children
Jamile Tellez Lieberman, Carmen R. Valdez, Jessie Kemmick Pintor, Philippe Weisz, Amy Carroll-Scott, Kevin Wagner & Ana P. Martinez-Donate; Latino Studies (May 15, 2023)
This qualitative study examines children’s experiences of discrimination, parental deportation or threat thereof, and perceived impacts on mental health, and revealed detrimental impacts to their psychological well-being.
Utterly Alone in Court: How Unaccompanied Minors’ Lack of Access to Appointed Counsel Falls Short of Domestic, International, and Biblical Standards
Elizabeth Gilbert, Journal of Global Justice and Public Policy (June 27, 2023)
This paper explores the lack of a right to government-funded counsel for unaccompanied minors in immigration proceedings via a comparison of the U.S. immigration system with those of Germany, Italy, and Greece.
Immigrant Caregivers: The Implications of Immigration Status on Foster Care Licensure
ABA Center on Children and the Law (December 14, 2022)
This brief reviews foster care licensure for immigrant caregivers, describes challenges that state licensing standards may present for undocumented caregivers, and explains how caregivers may overcome these challenges.
A Shrinking Number of DACA Participants Face Yet Another Adverse Court Ruling
Ariel G. Ruiz Soto and Julia Gelatt, Migration Policy Institute (September 2023)
This commentary reviews the history and impact of DACA, including the recent court decision that declared the program illegal.
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Predicate Order Resource Center
Project Lifeline
This resource center provides a repository of resources on the law and best practices for representing undocumented children in state juvenile courts and understanding where to look for more information. It includes a Predicate Order State-by-State Age-Out Analysis as a quick reference guide on SIJS laws/statutes in different states.
