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5 results foundAuthor: Campbell, Sarah Title: Last Resort or First Resort? Immigration detention of children in the UK Summary: In 2009 more than 1,000 children in the UK were detained with their families for the purposes of immigration control (Home Office 2010a). Medical studies have found that detention is associated with post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression, suicidal ideation, self-harm and developmental delay in children (Lorek et al 2009; Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission 2004; Mares and Jureidini 2004; Steel et al 2004). The attempted suicide of a 10-year-old girl in immigration detention in the UK in 2009 provided a stark reminder of the implications of these research findings (Taylor 2009). The then Labour government justified the detention of children on the basis that it was used only as a last resort, and for the shortest possible time (Hansard HC 12 October 2009, Col 534W). It argued that in cases where families were detained, this was necessary for the purposes of immigration control for three main reasons: first, to prevent families absconding; second, to effect the imminent removal of families from the UK; and third, that if these families were not detained in order to be forcibly removed, they would have refused to leave the UK voluntarily (Home Office 2002, 4.77; Home Affairs Committee 2009, Q25; Byrne 2008). In order to examine the validity of these reasons for detaining families, Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID) and The Children’s Society carried out detailed research into the cases of 82 families with 143 children who were detained during 2009, using data from 82 clients’ case files, interviews with 30 family members and 27 legal representatives, and full Home Office files for 10 families. Details: London: Bail for Immigration Detainees' The Children's Society, 2011. 102p. Source: Internet Resource: accessed April 25, 2013 at: www.biduk.org Year: 2011 Country: United Arab Emirates URL: Shelf Number: 128498 Keywords: Children of ImmigrantsIllegal ImmigrantsImmigrant Detention (U.K.)Immigration |
Author: Human Impact Partners Title: Family Unity, Family Health. How Family-Focused Immigration Reform Will Mean Better Health for Children and Families Summary: A sense of safety is critical to a child's health and well-being. Constant fear and anxiety harm a child's physical growth and development, emotional stability, self-confidence, social skills and ability to learn. Yet for millions of children in America, fear is a constant companion. The lives of children with undocumented immigrant parents or guardians in the United States are saturated with fear - fear that the people they love and depend on will be arrested and taken away from them at any moment without warning. Many of these children were born here and are U.S. citizens. But under current immigration policy, their families can be torn apart with an arrest and deportation with little regard for their well-being or futures. This important and timely report documents the profound and unjust impacts of deportation - and fear of deportation - on the children of undocumented immigrants. These children didn't choose their circumstance. But our misguided policies leave these children more likely to suffer from mental health issues and post-traumatic stress disorder than the children of documented immigrant parents. These children are more likely to experience aggression, anxiety and withdrawal and less likely to do well in school. If a parent is deported, they are at increased risk of going hungry, falling into poverty and dropping out of school. When one fifth of our nation's children are poor, the last thing we need are policies that will push more children into poverty and lives of despair without hope and opportunity. Details: Oakland, CA: Human Impact Partners, 2013. 75p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed February 10, 2016 at: http://www.familyunityfamilyhealth.org/uploads/images/FamilyUnityFamilyHealth.pdf Year: 2013 Country: United States URL: http://www.familyunityfamilyhealth.org/uploads/images/FamilyUnityFamilyHealth.pdf Shelf Number: 137830 Keywords: Children of ImmigrantsImmigrant DetentionImmigration PolicyUndocumented Immigrants |
Author: Capps, Randy Title: Deferred Action for Unauthorized Immigrant Parents: Analysis of DAPA's Potential Effects on Families and Children Summary: In November 2014, the Obama administration announced the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) program, which would protect from deportation and provide eligibility for work authorization to as many as 3.6 million unauthorized immigrants, according to MPI estimates. Unauthorized immigrants who are parents of U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (LPRs) would qualify for deferred action for three years if they meet certain other requirements. The Supreme Court in April 2016 is expected to hear arguments in the administration's appeal of a lower court order blocking implementation of DAPA and a related expansion of the existing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The justices' decision in the case, which began when Texas and 25 other states challenged the president's authority to create the DAPA program and expand DACA, is expected in June 2016. If the high court permits DAPA to go forward, the program has the potential to improve the incomes and living standards for many unauthorized immigrant families through protection from deportation and eligibility for work authorization. This MPI-Urban Institute report describes the population of 3.6 million unauthorized immigrant parents potentially eligible for DAPA and the likely impacts of the program on potential recipients and their children. The report finds that more than 10 million people live in households with at least one potentially DAPA-eligible adult, including some 4.3 million children under age 18 - an estimated 85 percent of whom are U.S. citizens. Details: Washington, DC: Urban Institute and Migration Policy Institute, 2016. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed March 2, 2016 at: http://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/deferred-action-unauthorized-immigrant-parents-analysis-dapas-potential-effects-families Year: 2016 Country: United States URL: http://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/deferred-action-unauthorized-immigrant-parents-analysis-dapas-potential-effects-families Shelf Number: 138013 Keywords: Children of ImmigrantsIllegal ImmigrationsImmigrantsImmigration Enforcement |
Author: Little, Cheryl Title: Children Fleeing Central America: Stories from the Front Lines in Florida Summary: Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI Justice) is an award-winning, nationally recognized pro bono law firm that protects and promotes the basic rights of America's immigrants. In Florida and on a national level, it champions the rights of unaccompanied immigrant children; advocates for survivors of trafficking and domestic violence; serves as a watchdog on immigration detention practices and policies; and speaks for immigrant groups who have particular and compelling claims to justice. Many of our clients have fallen victim to human rights violations such as slavery, abuses while detained, and lack of due process in a barely functional immigration court system that does not ensure legal representation for those who face deportation. Our lawyers have closed more than 85,000 cases of vulnerable immigrants from Central and South America, Africa, Europe and Asia since opening our doors in January 1996. AI Justice is the rare organization that works both nationwide and on the frontline of human rights in Florida. Grounded in real-world, real-people experience, AI Justice's free direct work with immigrant clients informs its broader policy work. Its multicultural and multilingual staff works to build alliances between immigrants and non-immigrant groups, including government, civil, social and faith-based communities. AI Justice is a nonpartisan organization, with high profile members of both parties on its Board and Advisory Board. Demand for AI Justice's services has skyrocketed, making our mission more relevant than ever. Florida is a bellwether state and national testing ground for immigration policies. The nation's fourth largest state, Florida mirrors U.S. demographics except for higher proportions of immigrants and elderly residents who reflect what the country will become in the following decades. AI Justice is strategically positioned to spot injustices and sound the alarm. Details: Miami: Americans for Immigrant Justice, 2014. 44p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 8, 2017 at: https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/aijustice/pages/466/attachments/original/1412351033/Children_Fleeing_Central_America_Stories_from_The_Front_Lines_in_Florida.pdf?1412351033 Year: 2014 Country: United States URL: https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/aijustice/pages/466/attachments/original/1412351033/Children_Fleeing_Central_America_Stories_from_The_Front_Lines_in_Florida.pdf?1412351033 Shelf Number: 146775 Keywords: Children of ImmigrantsImmigrant Children Immigration Enforcement Undocumented Children |
Author: Park, Maki Title: Responding to the ECEC Needs of Children of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Europe and North America Summary: In Europe and North America, the arrival of heightened numbers of refugees and asylum seekers in recent years has challenged the ability of governments and service providers to both meet initial reception needs and provide effective long-term integration services. Young children make up a significant share of these newcomers. As a result, there is a pressing need for early childhood education and care (ECEC) programs equipped to serve culturally and linguistically diverse learners and their families, including by supporting the healthy development of children who have experienced trauma. his report explores the findings of a nine-country study of ECEC policies and practices designed to serve young children of refugees and asylum seekers. It draws on fieldwork conducted in Belgium, Canada, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Turkey, and the United States-major host countries with varied refugee and asylum-seeker populations, migration-management policies, and ECEC systems-to highlights both common challenges and promising practices. In many of the countries studied, country-wide responses to the ECEC needs of this population have been weak or nonexistent, as has support for the local government actors charged with ECEC service provision. And while many ECEC programs recognize the importance of trauma-informed care, few feel they have the training or resources to adequately provide it. Nonetheless, some countries and individual ECEC programs have developed strategies to better serve these children-from expanding services and language supports, to offering health and educational services in one location, to boosting stakeholder coordination through interagency and community partnerships. Details: Washington, DC: Migration Policy Institute, 2018. 65p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 19, 2018 at: https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/responding-ecec-needs-children-refugees-asylum-seekers-europe-north-america Year: 2018 Country: International URL: https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/responding-ecec-needs-children-refugees-asylum-seekers-europe-north-america Shelf Number: 149857 Keywords: Asylum SeekersChildren of ImmigrantsImmigration PolicyRefugees |