Resource Hub for Undocumented and Immigrant Families

Resource:            DACA: Current Status and Options
Source:                Immigrant Legal Resource Center
Description:       This information sheet offers guidance to potential and current beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This guide is also available in Spanish.

Resource:            Summary and Analysis of Trump Executive Order on Border Security and Enforcement
Source:                American Immigration Lawyers Association and American Immigration Council
Description:       This document explains President Trump’s January 25, 2017 Executive Order, “Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements.”

Resource:            Summary and Analysis of Trump Executive Order on Interior Enforcement
Source:                American Immigration Lawyers Association and American Immigration Council
Description:       This document explains President Trump’s January 25, 2017 Executive Order, “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States.”

Resource:            Summary and Analysis of the DHS Memorandum on Border Enforcement
Source:                American Immigration Lawyers Association
Description:       This document explains the DHS memorandum signed by Secretary Kelly, “Implementing the President’s Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements Policies” on February 20, 2017.

Resource:            Summary and Analysis of the DHS Memorandum on Interior Enforcement
Source:                American Immigration Lawyers Association
Description:       This document explains the DHS memorandum signed by Secretary Kelly, “Enforcement of the Immigration Laws to Serve the National Interest” on February 20, 2017.

Resource:            Annotated Interior Immigration Enforcement Executive Order
Source:                National Immigrant Justice Center
Description:       This annotated document provides analyses, relevant facts and links to useful resources to the executive order on enhancing public safety in the interior of the United States signed by the Trump administration on January 25, 2017.

Resource:            Annotated Border Immigration Enforcement Executive Order
Source:                National Immigrant Justice Center
Description:       This annotated document provides analyses, relevant facts and links to useful resources to the executive order on border security and immigration enforcement signed by the Trump administration on January 25, 2017.

Resource:            Immigration Raids Rapid Response: Toolkit for Faith Allies
Source:                 New Sanctuary Movement Philadelphia
Description:       This toolkit outlines a plan for faith communities to stand in solidarity through rapid response mobilization to stop immigration raids, deportations and support impacted communities.

Resource:            Resistance and Solidarity: Sanctuary Congregations in an Era of Mass Deportation – An Interfaith Sanctuary Toolkit
Source:                                 Sanctuary Movement, Unitarian Universalist College of Social Justice, Unitarian Universalist Refugee and Immigrant Services and Education, and Church World Services
Description:       This toolkit provides background information on sanctuary, a step-by-step guide to sanctuary, laying the groundwork to serve as sanctuary, legal questions, communications, social media, and advocacy strategies.

Resource:            Protecting Immigrant Communities: Municipal Policy to Confront Mass Deportation and Criminalization
Source:                 Center for Popular Democracy and Local Progress
Description:       This toolkit is designed to help policymakers, at the local level, who seek to create sanctuary style laws and policies. The policy guidance in this toolkit is directly informed by the important lessons of cities and counties who have lead these efforts to date.      

Resource:            Sensitive Locations FAQ
Source:                 Justice for Immigrants/US Conference of Catholics Bishops
Description:       This document provides answers to frequently asked questions about immigration enforcement actions in sensitive locations.

Resource:            Linda Rabben on Sanctuary
Source:                 Center for Migration Studies
Description:       A CMSOnAir podcast episode features an interview with Linda Rabben, Associate Research Professor at the University of Maryland, on the refuge and protection of migrants and refugees – also known as ‘sanctuary.’ Professor Rabben traces sanctuary back to its faith traditions and examines its central role in past and present movements that sought to welcome, support, shelter, and advocate for vulnerable populations.

Resource:            The DACA Era and the Continuous Legalization Work of the US Immigrant-Serving Community
Source:                 Center for Migration Studies
Description:       CMS conducted a study on the multi-faceted work of non-governmental and community-based organizations (NGOs and CBOs) and their public and private partners to implement the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and to build capacity to serve immigrants.

Resource:            Mass Deportations Would Impoverish US Families and Create Immense Social Costs
Source:                Center for Migration Studies
Description:       This paper provides a statistical portrait of the US undocumented population, with an emphasis on the social and economic condition of mixed-status households – that is, households that contain a US citizen and an undocumented resident. The study finds that mass deportations would plunge millions of US families into poverty, cost $118 billion to care for US-citizen children of deported parents, imperil the housing market and reduce GDP.

Resource:            Visa Overstays and the Decline in the US Undocumented Population
Source:                 Center for Migration Studies
Description:       CMS reports that the total undocumented population in the United States has declined gradually over the past few years.

Resource:            New Data and Analysis Confirms Stable Growth in Immigration
Source:                 Center for Migration Studies
Description:       This report reviews the latest information available about the growth of the foreign-born population and provides information about recently arrived temporary residents in the population. Foreign-born population growth, legal and undocumented, as well as new arrivals, have remained fairly stable over the past few years.

Resource:            Surge in Immigration in 2014 and 2015? The Evidence Remains Illusory
Source:                 Center for Migration Studies
Description:       This report examines information debunking the alleged surge of immigration in 2014 and 2015.

Resource:            The Estimated Undocumented Population is 11 Million. How Do We Know?
Source:                 Center for Migration Studies
Description:       This report describes the origin of the widely reported estimate of 11 million and shows why claims of much higher numbers are not credible.

Resource:            A New Upsurge in Unauthorized Immigration from Mexico Not Likely
Source:                 Center for Migration Studies
Description:      This report reexamines the Current Population Survey (CPS) data used in a report by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), along with DHS data on border apprehensions, to answer whether the reported increase in the foreign-born population in 2014-2015 could be the result of routine random fluctuations in the data collected in the relatively small CPS.  

Resource:            Unauthorized Immigration to the United States: Annual Estimates and Components of Change, by State, 1990 to 2010
Source:                 Center for Migration Studies
Description:       In this article, authors Robert Warren and John Robert Warren describe a method for producing annual estimates of the unauthorized immigrant population in the United Sates and components of population change, for each state and DC, for 1990–2010. The authors quantify a sharp drop in the number of unauthorized immigrants arriving since 2000, and they demonstrate the role of departures from the population (emigration, adjustment to legal status, removal by the Department of Homeland Security [DHS], and deaths) in reducing population growth from one million in 2000 to population losses in 2008 and 2009.

Resource:            Potential Beneficiaries of the Obama Administration’s Executive Action Programs Deeply Embedded in US Society
Source:                 Center for Migration Studies
Description:       This paper offers a statistical portrait of the intended direct beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA), the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and the DACA expansion (DACA-plus) programs. It finds that potential DAPA, DACA, and DACA-plus recipients are deeply embedded in US society, with high employment rates, extensive US family ties, long tenure, and substantial rates of English-language proficiency.

Resource:            US Undocumented Population Drops Below 11 Million in 2014, with Continued Declines in the Mexican Undocumented Population
Source:                 Center for Migration Studies
Description:       This paper shows that the belief that undocumented immigration is upward-trending is mistaken and that, in fact, the undocumented population has been decreasing for more than a half a decade.

Resource:            Beyond DAPA and DACA: Revisiting Legislative Reform in Light of Long-Term Trends in Unauthorized Immigration to the United States
Source:                 Center for Migration Studies
Description:       This paper documents dramatic changes in unauthorized immigration to the United States in the past two decades. It presents estimates of the unauthorized resident population derived from American Community Survey data, supplemented by recent estimates produced by Warren and Warren (2013), and statistics from IPUMS-USA. The paper highlights several trends that emerge from this data, including the precipitous decline in arrivals into this population since 2000 (particularly from Mexico), the rapidly increasing average length of residence of unauthorized residents, and the growing salience of visa overstays in constituting this population. The paper provides estimates of those who would be eligible for the Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA) and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programs.

Resource:            Democratizing Data about Unauthorized Residents in the United States: Estimates and Public-Use Data, 2010 to 2013
Source:                 Center for Migration Studies
Description:       CMS developed a series of statistical procedures to derive estimates based on microdata collected by the US Census Bureau in the 2010 American Community Survey (ACS). The estimates provide detailed demographic information for unauthorized residents in population units as small as 100,000 persons.

Resource:            CMSOnAir | Cecilia Muñoz
Source:                 Center for Migration Studies
Description:       Cecilia Muñoz, Assistant to President Barack Obama and Director of the White House’s Domestic Policy Council, joins CMSOnAir to reflect on the Administration’s efforts on immigration during the past eight years.  In this episode, Ms. Muñoz speaks with CMS’s Executive Director Donald Kerwin on the implementation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Syrian refugee resettlement in the United States, and the government’s response to the surge of Central American unaccompanied minors and families into the country.

Resource:            Mass Deportations Would Impoverish US Families and Create Immense Social Costs
Source:                 Center for Migration Studies
Description:       This paper provides a statistical portrait of the US undocumented population, with an emphasis on the social and economic condition of mixed-status households – that is, households that contain a US citizen and an undocumented resident. The study finds that mass deportations would plunge millions of US families into poverty, cost $118 billion to care for US-citizen children of deported parents, imperil the housing market and reduce GDP.

Resource:            The 2,000 Mile Wall in Search of a Purpose: Since 2007 Visa Overstays have Outnumbered Undocumented Border Crossings by a Half Million
Source:                 Center for Migration Studies
Description:       This paper speaks to another reason to question the necessity and value of a 2,000-mile wall along the US-Mexico border: It does not reflect the reality of how the large majority of persons now become undocumented. The paper presents information about the mode of arrival of the undocumented population that resided in the United States in 2014.

Resource:            National Interests and Common Ground in the US Immigration Debate: How to Legalize the US Immigration System and Permanently Reduce its Undocumented Population
Source:                 Center for Migration Studies
Description:       This paper identifies potential common ground in the US immigration debate, including the national interests that underlie US immigration and refugee policies, and broad public support for a legal and orderly immigration system that serves compelling national interests. It focuses on the cornerstone of immigration reform, the legal immigration system, and addresses the widespread belief that broad reform will incentivize illegal migration and ultimately lead to another large undocumented population.

Resource:            Executive Order: Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements
Source:                 White House
Description:       Executive order signed by President Trump on January 25, 2017 that directs DHS to begin construction of the wall on the US-Mexico border,  build or operate detention facilities near the southern border, end the catch-and-release policy, and hire another 5,000 border patrol officers.

Resource:            Executive Order: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States
Source:                 White House
Description:       Executive order signed by President Trump on January 25, 2017 that directs the Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security to designate sanctuary jurisdictions and make them ineligible for federal grants, except as needed for law enforcement purposes. The order also empowers law enforcement agencies to pursue removal of all undocumented immigrants (without exception), non-citizens who are a security risk, and individuals with final orders of removal. It restores 287(g) program. It calls for a list of sanctuary jurisdictions and a weekly list of crimes committed by unauthorized immigrants that would be made publicly available and calls for the hiring of additional 10,000 ICE personnel.

Resource:            Executive Order: Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States
Source:                 White House
Description:       Executive Order signed by President Trump on January 27, 2017  that limits the refugee admissions and bans travel from seven Muslim-majority countries.

Resource:            Executive Order Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States
Source:                 White House
Description:       Executive Order signed by President Trump on March 6, 2017, to limit the refugee admissions for at least 120 days, to place a travel ban on people from six-Muslim majority countries, and to clarify that legal permanent residents and current visa holders are exempt from the ban.  

Resource:            Executive Order on Buy American and Hire American
Source:                 White House
Description:       Executive Order signed by President Trump on April 18, 2017, to call on the Departments of Homeland Security, Justice, Labor, and State to suggest reforms for the H-1B visa program to ensure they are awarded to the most-skilled and highest-paid petition beneficiaries.

Resource:            Implementation Memo: Implementing the President’s Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvement Policies
Source:                 Department of Homeland Security
Description:       Memorandum signed by DHS Secretary Kelly on February 20, 2017,  implementing the Executive Order entitled “Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements”

Resource:            Implementation Memo: Enforcement of the Immigration Laws to Serve the National Interest
Source:                 Department of Homeland Security
Description:       Memorandum signed by DHS Secretary Kelly on February 20, 2017, implementing the Executive Order entitled “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States.”

Resource:            Q&A: DHS Implementation of the Executive Order on Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States
Source:                 Department of Homeland Security
Description:       This document is designed to answer some frequently asked questions about how the Department will operationally implement the guidance provided by the president’s order.

Resource:            Q&A: DHS Implementation of the Executive Order on Border Security and Immigration Enforcement
Source:                 Department of Homeland Security
Description:      This document is designed to answer some frequently asked questions about how the Department will operationally implement the guidance provided by the president’s order.