Monthly Immigration Policy Call

In the first eight months of the Trump administration, arrests and deportations of immigrants rose 40 percent versus the year before. Yet it may not last. A new report from Migration Policy Institute finds it is “unlikely” the current level of removals will continue.
June 2018
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
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This policy call considered the administration’s efforts to deny access to justice to immigrants in detention and a recent surprising policy reversal, as well as the long-term view of how denial of access to justice can impact conditions of confinement for immigrants separated from their children and families.
May 2018
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
Family Separation Policies and Access to Justice in Detention Systems
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This call will review the significant shifts of the past several months, with a focus on the tensions between federal immigration enforcement and local government responses.
March 2018
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
Federal Immigration Policy Comes to Main Street: How Local Governments Are Responding to a New Era
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Our nation has just completed an incomparable year. A wave of restrictionist policies, championed by some and unthinkable to others, have disrupted families and communities, schools and businesses across the nation. In the wake of these changes, what will the New Year hold?
January 2018
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
Monthly Immigration Policy Call: What Will the New Year Bring?
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This call will review the range of recent policy developments, consider what further changes the coming weeks and months may bring, and help participants understand the impact in their communities and beyond.
October 2017
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
Fall Immigration Policy Changes: A Review for Funders
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This call will review recent policy developments and help participants understand their impact on immigrant and refugee communities. 
May 2017
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
Monthly Immigration Policy Calls: Recent Policy Developments and Their Impact
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This call will consider what role U.S. funders can play, both within the United States and internationally, in addressing the needs of displaced and vulnerable men, women, and children.
April 2017
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
Monthly Immigration Policy Calls: What is at Stake in the Global Refugee Crisis?
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This one-hour call will examine the impact of the administration’s policies on low-wage immigrant workers and the role of employers, labor unions, and community-based groups, such as worker centers, in helping to protect their basic rights.
March 2017
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
Monthly Immigration Policy Calls: What Does the Future Hold for Immigrant Workers and their Families?
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Sanctuary policies have garnered heightened media attention since the president signed an executive order on January 25 to withhold federal funding from cities that adopt such policies. What are sanctuary policies? What are the implications of the executive order?
February 2017
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
Monthly Immigration Policy Calls: Perspectives on Sanctuary Policies
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As the new administration takes office and Congress begins its opening session, two national policy experts, Kerri Talbot and John Feehery, will provide their unique perspectives on possible federal immigration policy developments in the first 100 days and beyond.
January 2017
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
Monthly Immigration Policy Calls: What to Expect in the First 100 Days
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