Episode 10: Immigration in Crisis

Resources

Related Podcast Episode

Getting Proactive About Child Immigration
Martha Gonzalez-Cortes of Kalamazoo Community Foundation in Michigan speaks with us about immigrant children in the United States who have been separated from their families, and what can be done in the face of this inhumane practice.

Continuing Education

The Family Separation Crisis and the Importance of Legal Representation
This webinar provides an overview of the intersection of family separation and legal services for unaccompanied children, from the perspective of a practitioner on the ground, the national picture, and the federal policy changes under consideration. Free for all NASW members.

• Emotions and Politics: Responding to the Mental Health Needs of Immigrants
• Trauma Through the Social Work Lens

Social Justice Issue Briefs

• Migrant and Asylum-Seeking Families: Analysis of Federal Government Policies and Procedures
• Intersection of Sanctuary Cities, National Immigration Policies, and Child Welfare Policies and Practice in the Trump Era
• Unaccompanied Migrant Children: Overview & Recommendations

Take Action

• Child Migrant Protection Toolkit
  
• How To Help Immigrant Children Separated from Family
• Stand Up for Immigrant Children and Their Families
  

News Releases

• Supreme Court Ruling in Muslim Travel Ban Case Is a Severe Blow to Protections against Religious Discrimination
• NASW takes issues with President Trump's Immigration Executive Order, demands more coherent, humane policy
• Japanese American World War II internment camp survivors show solidarity with today’s immigrant children