Deported Immigrant Families

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Running head: Deportation & Family Separation Then and Now 2 ‘The Reuniting Immigrant Fa+milies Act’ A Case Study on California’s Senate Bill 1064 This bill noted, “According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, nearly 205,000 parents of U.S. citizen children were deported in the 26 months between July 1, 2010, and September 31, 2012. As immigration enforcement increased in the United States, reports emerged documenting the increasing number of children entering the foster care system as a result of their parents’ detention or deportation.” Moreover, the Immigration Policy Center …show more content…
This California law prioritizes keeping the family together as a whole and out of the child welfare system. “The goal of SB1064 is to develop uniform, statewide policy and practice that would reduce family unification barriers for immigrant families involved in the child welfare system. This bill provides an extension of the family reunification period so the child welfare agencies can complete a full search for deported or detained parents or find related relatives for the child. This policy has been implemented for many years in many states like, Illinois, Los Angeles, and New York City. An important component of SB1064 is addressing the bias against placing children with undocumented parents or relatives. Though immigrant relatives may be willing to take custody of a child when their parent is detained or deported, many social workers, judges, and attorneys incorrectly assume that child welfare state or federal laws prohibit children from being placed with appropriate, undocumented relatives. SB1064 requires social workers to consider an appropriate relative for placement, including …show more content…
This California law have confidentiality requirements regarding children and information located in its case files, which addresses many concerns of undocumented relatives, who become foster care placements would be at risk of deportation (Lincroft, 2013).” Ewing, (2014) noted, “the continued growth of deportations reflects the policy choices of the Obama administration. The president of the United States is also advocating for changes in current policies regarding