DACA Updates FAQ
Immigration Legal Resource Center (October 10, 2022)
This FAQ sheet provides updates and answers to common questions regarding the DACA program given the October 2022 5th Circuit Court decision.
Helping Somali Families Thrive in the United States
Johara Suleiman, MSW, LICSW; Wendy Haight, PhD, Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (September 2022)
This video resource highlights best practices and cultural considerations for child welfare and other providers working with Somali families.
Unaccompanied Children & Immigration 101
American Bar Association (2022)
This webpage contains a variety of introductory videos on topics related to working with unaccompanied immigrant children, including asylum, removal proceedings, trauma-informed lawyering, legal relief, and more.
Afghan Children Are Suffering in the U.S. Immigration System
Neha Desai, Diane De Gramont, and Leecia Welch, Time (October 6, 2022)
Care systems in the U.S. fail Afghani youth and lead to poor mental health outcomes as they wait to be released from federal custody.
‘A failure on all our parts.’ Thousands of immigrant children wait in government shelters
Melissa Sanchez, Tuscon Sentinel (October 7, 2022)
ORR has failed to meet the mental health and language needs of children in its care, especially Afghani children, and has been overusing its “significant incident report” system.
DACA Is Facing a Crisis That the Senate Can No Longer Ignore
Jorge Loweree and Raul Pinto, Immigration Impact (October 7, 2022)
The 5th Circuit Court has ruled that DACA is unlawful. While DACA will continue for current recipients for now, ongoing litigation puts the status of hundreds of thousands of DACA recipients at risk.
Families separated at border push back on new evaluations
Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press (October 9, 2022)
Parents separated from their children at the border are suing the U.S. for psychological damages and are pushing back against a U.S. requirement for further psychological evaluations due to logistical and emotional complications.
Migrant children at Fort Bliss shelter faced distress, long release waits
Cindy Ramirez, El Paso Matters (October 9, 2022)
The Office of the Inspector General reports poor conditions for teen residents and limited interactions with case managers at a Fort Bliss shelter.
Challenges that young immigrants face with U.S. public schools
Valerie Strauss, The Washington Post (October 12, 2022)
Barriers prevent immigrant children from enrolling in schools and inadequate resources are available after they are admitted.
Nearly 130,000 unaccompanied migrant children entered the U.S. shelter system in 2022, a record
Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (October 14, 2022)
Record numbers of unaccompanied children are coming to the border and the U.S. is not prepared to receive them.
