Training: Immigration Practice Skills Course
CLINIC • October 6, 2022 – November 17, 2022
This six-unit training will cover key practical skills for representing clients in their immigration cases.
Post-Release Services for Unaccompanied Children: Current Gaps and Needed Improvements
Kerri Evans, and Tatiana Londoño. With editorial contributions from: Benjamin J. Roth, Jayshree Jani, Jodi Berger Cardoso, Robert Hasson III, Kelechi C. Wright, Susan Schmidt, Megan Finno-Velasquez, and Sophia Sepp; Center on Immigration and Child Welfare (August 1, 2022)
This research brief developed by the Center on Immigration and Child Welfare focuses on post-release services for unaccompanied children and provides insights into the current gaps and needed improvements.
Child Maltreatment Prevention Interventions for LatinX Immigrant Populations: A Systematic Review
Megan Finno-Velasquez, Sophia M. Sepp, Anayeli Lopez, Erin Aquino, Nicole Cherie, & Miquela Ortiz-Upton; Journal of Public Child Welfare (September 8, 2022)
In child abuse and neglect prevention, it is important to take into consideration the unique historical, sociocultural, and linguistic contexts of a population. This systematic review analyzed interventions for use with Latinx immigrant populations.
The Impact of COVID-19 and Immigration Enforcement on Service Delivery for Immigrant Origin Families Involved in the Child Welfare System
Kristina Lovato, Megan Finno-Velasquez, Sophia Sepp, Jesse Jeffery Ramirez, Vanessa Mendoza & Robin Hernandez-Mekonnen; Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal (August 17, 2022)
This research explored the experiences of child welfare agencies and community partner organizations in serving immigrant children and families during the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights the adaptations implemented to address new challenges.
Excluding Non-Citizens from SNAP Harms Children’s Health
Chloe East, Equitable Policy Research Lab (July 2022)
This research brief explores how U.S.-born children with immigrant parents were affected by changes in access to SNAP after the 1996 welfare reform.
“We Need to Take Away Children”: The secret history of the U.S. government’s family-separation policy
Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic (August 7, 2022)
This in-depth investigative report provides a detailed account of the family separation policy implemented during the Trump administration, including interviews with key decision makers.
Learning from Youth: Envisioning Freedom for Unaccompanied Children
Emily Bartholomew, Sebastian Guzman, Hortencia Rodríguez, Shaina Aber, Alejandro Garcia, and Tammy Cho; Vera Institute (June 2022)
This report, informed by the perspectives of 32 unaccompanied young adults, contains policy recommendations to improve the system that receives unaccompanied children in the U.S.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Final Rule
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (August 30, 2022)
This final rule issued by DHS codifies the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy.
Return and Reintegration of Unaccompanied Migrant Children
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) (August 1, 2022)
This factsheet explains the existing return process for unaccompanied children returning to their home countries, and describes how KIND’s Child Migrant Return and Reintegration Program can support children throughout the process.
Caja de herramientas sobre el interés superior de la niñez y la asistencia y defensa legal de niñas, niños y adolescentes en movilidad humana de KIND
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) (August 16, 2022)
This series of Spanish documents provides guidance on the principle of the best interests of children and the assistance and legal defense of children and adolescents in human mobility.
