Thematic Focus: Children & Families

Update on family separation in the US: 

Court-Ordered Release of Children May Lead to Family Separation (Immigration Impact Blog, June 2020) [text]

"A Family Was Set to be Reunited after Nearly Four Years Apart. Then Coronavirus Struck," CNN, 7 June 2020 [text]

The Government Said It Wouldn't Separate Families at Ports of Entry. It Was Lying (Immigration Impact Blog, June 2020) [text]

"U.S. Must Release Children From Family Detention Centers, Judge Rules," New York Times, 26 June 2020 [text]

"U.S. Policy of Expelling Migrant Children during Pandemic Faces First Court Challenge," CBS News, 9 June 2020 [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Discrimination, Narratives and Family History: An Experiment with Jordanian Host and Syrian Refugee Children, IZA Discussion Paper, no. 13337 (Institute of Labor Economics, June 2020) [text]

"From DIY Simple to DNA Sample: Obstacles to Family Reunification for Afghan Children with Refugee Parents in Germany," Refugee Review, vol. IV (June 2020) [open access]

Migration and COVID-19: Venezuelan Children Between a Rock and a Hard Place (World Vision, June 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also Spanish version.

Missing Unaccompanied Minors in the EU, Norway and the UK, EMN Inform (European Migration Network, 2020) [text]
- See also related EMN Flash.

One in Five Adults in Immigrant Families with Children Reported Chilling Effects on Public Benefit Receipt in 2019 (Urban Institute, June 2020) [text]

The Protection of Family Unity in Dublin Procedures: Towards a Protection-Oriented Implementation Practice (UNHCR, Oct. 2019) [text]
- Also available in French, German and Italian.

Refugee and Migrant Children in Europe: Accompanied, Unaccompanied and Separated: Overview of Trends, January-December 2019 (UNHCR, UNICEF & IOM, June 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 1 (9 June 2020)
- Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 2 (9 June 2020)