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From "Superpredators" to "Migrant Gang Bangers": The Criminalization of Young People of Color (PNG)
Tags: Gangs | Immigration | Anti-Racism
We are now in the midst of a similar panic moment, spawned by a federal administration dead set on depicting all young immigrants of color as violent gang members. The Trump Administration has targeted young immigrants by publicly linking gang violence to the "surge" of unaccompanied minors who have entered the United States. Rather than being supported to develop into successful adults, immigrant youth are more often being targeted for arrest, detention, and deportation
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From "Superpredators" to "Migrant Gang Bangers": The Criminalization of Young People of Color (PNG)
Tags: Gangs | Immigration | Anti-Racism
From “Superpredators” to “Migrant Gang Bangers”: The Criminalization of Young People of Color,PNG
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Juvenile Justice and Immigrant Youth Fact Sheet May 2019
Tags: Immigration | NJJN Publications
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US District Court Decision: City of Los Angeles vs. Sessions
Tags: Federal | Immigration | Court Decisions and Related Documents
The Federal Department of Justice has continued to try to tie federal funding for state law enforcement programs to collaboration with immigration enforcement. These efforts have repeatedly been struck down by the courts as unconstitutional. The latest court decision, out of the US District Court in California, emerges from a lawsuit filed by the Los Angeles Police Department over the conditions in the 2018 Byrne JAG grant solicitation (Los Angeles v. Sessions). The Court’s decision, issued on February 15, 2019, ordered that the DOJ is permanently enjoined (program wide) from requiring collaboration with immigration enforcement -- (notice and access; 8 U.S.C. § 1373 and 1644; 1324 harboring/non-disclosure; and the questionnaire/8 U.S.C. § 1366 certification). Notably, the Court also enjoined similar conditions, specifically a preference given to applicants who indicated they would cooperate with immigration enforcement, from being imposed on awards under OJJDP's FY 2018 Gang Suppression Planning Grants Program.
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Protegiendo a la Juventud Inmigrante (Protecting Immigrant Youth Spanish Version)
Tags: Federal | Immigration | NJJN Publications | Partner Publications | Fact Sheets and Briefs
Es esencial que adoptemos políticas que apoyen a nuestros jóvenes a convertirse en adultos sanos y productivos. Desafortunadamente, muchas localidades se dedican a practicas innecesarias, y algunas veces ilegales, que impactan negativamente el desarrollo de los jóvenes. Existe un intercambio de información entre la policía y autoridades de inmigración, el uso excesivo de policías en las escuelas, y base de datos sobre pandillas que son inexactas y que incluye injustamente a las personas de color. Estas son todas las practicas que desestabilizan comunidades, y con demasiada frecuencia, conduce a la detención y deportación de los jóvenes inmigrantes en los Estados Unidos.
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Protecting Immigrant Youth
Tags: Federal | Immigration | NJJN Publications | Partner Publications | Fact Sheets and Briefs
It is essential that we enact policies that support our youth in becoming healthy, productive adults. Unfortunately, many localities engage in unnecessary, and sometimes unlawful, practices that negatively impact the development of young people. This document, jointly produced by NJJN and ILRC, lists seven actions lawmakers can do and nine actions that citizens can do to protect immigrant youth today.
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Supporting Immigrant Youth Caught Up in the Crosshairs of the Justice System - 2018 Policy Platform
Tags: Gangs | Immigration | NJJN Publications
NJJN's 2018 policy platform on protecting immigrant youth.
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Supporting Immigrant Youth Caught Up in the Crosshairs of the Justice System - NJJN 2018 Policy Platform
Tags: Detention | Immigration | NJJN Publications
NJJN's 2018 policy platform on protecting immigrant youth.
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6/7/18 - Organizational sign-on letter calling upon Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to end the harmful and inhumane practice of separating immigrant children from their parents
Tags: Federal | Immigration
6/7/18 - Organizational sign-on letter calling upon Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to end the harmful and inhumane practice of separating immigrant children from their parents. Senator Wyden and Senator Murray, joined by 38 other Senators, called on the President to end this “cruel” policy and cited specifically to this letter as evidence of the groundswell of opposition to this practice.
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2018_01_16 Child Welfare Juvenile Justice Opposition to Parent Child Separation Plan
Tags: Federal | Detention | Family and Youth Involvement | Immigration | International and Human Rights | Advocacy | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Media
Urgent appeal to Sec. Nielsen, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, to halt plans to separate children from parents when they arrive at or are found near the U.S. border.
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Updated Statement on HR 3697 9.22.17 (Criminal Alien Gang Removal Act)
Tags: Federal | Crime Data and Statistics | Gangs | Immigration | International and Human Rights | Legislation | Member Publications | Partner Publications
Urges Senate Judiciary Committee Chm. Grassley and Ranking Member Feinstein to oppose the Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act, H.R. 3697. National Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Coalition (NJJDPC).
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California Strengthens Confidentiality Protections for Immigrant Youth
Tags: California | Confidentiality | Immigration | Legislation
Assembly Bill 899 clarifies that it is unlawful for local and state entities to share confidential information from juvenile court proceedings with federal officials without a court order upon the filing of a petition. The bill also expands the definition of “juvenile information” to include not only the case file, but also information related to the youth, including name, date or place of birth, and immigration status. The stated intent of the law is to ensure that court records from the juvenile justice system remain confidential regardless of the youth’s immigration status. The legislature also reiterated its intent to protect the confidentiality of information connected to juvenile justice court proceedings that are maintained by any government agency, including law enforcement. Assembly Bill 899 was authored by Assembly Member Marc Levine and signed into law on September 4, 2015.
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San Francisco Board of Supervisors Overrides Mayor's Veto on Immigrant Juvenile Justice Policy, Ordinance 228-09
Tags: California | Immigration | Legislation
On November 10, 2009, in an historic vote, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors overrode by a vote of eight to three the mayor's veto of an ordinance to shore up San Francisco's sanctuary policy for undocumented youth. The Board of Supervisors reinstated a city ordinance that allows referral of youth to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) only after an adjudication of guilt. Previously, such youth were referred to I.C.E. upon arrest for a felony charge.
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U.S. Immigration Law, Including What to Do When Questioned or Detained by the Police, ICE or FBI, Youth Justice Coalition
Tags: Immigration | Reports
Guidebook describing (1) what immigrants should do when stopped by law enforcement officials, (2) what they should do when faced with deportation, (3) information for immigrant students, (4) summaries of immigration law and policy, (5) history of immigration policy, and (5) where immigrants can go for support.
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Undocumented Immigrant Youth: Guide for Advocates and Service Providers, National Collaboration for Youth and National Juvenile Justice Network
Tags: Immigration | Reports | NJJN Publications
Information on how the criminal and juvenile justice systems can affect undocumented immigrant youth.