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Jun 29
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Understanding the Needs of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Separated from their Parents during the “Zero Tolerance” Policy in the US: A Systematic Review of the Literature

By | Child Well-Being, Family Separation, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Research, Research Highlight, Unaccompanied Minors, Unaccompanied Minors Research

Understanding the Needs of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Separated from their Parents during the “Zero Tolerance” Policy in the US: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Kristina Lovato, Daniel Hieu Thuan Bui, & Michelle Zaragoza; Children & Youth Services Review (June 2025)

This systematic review highlights mental health and social service outcomes of children forcibly separated from their parents during and following the Zero Tolerance Policy and examines barriers and facilitators in accessing social services upon their release from US detention facilities.

Jun 29
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Five Ways the House Reconciliation Bill Will Be Catastrophic for Immigrant Women and Families

By | Detention, Federal Policy, Immigration Relief, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), Unaccompanied Minors

Five Ways the House Reconciliation Bill Will Be Catastrophic for Immigrant Women and Families

Women’s Refugee Commission (May 19, 2025)

This issue brief explains the harmful impacts of the House Reconciliation bill for immigrant women, children, and families, including stripping healthcare coverage for immigrant survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking, decimating legal protections for Unaccompanied Children, and expanding ICE’s detention capacity.

Jun 29
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Immigration Enforcement at All Costs: How the Trump Administration is Endangering Unaccompanied Immigrant Children

By | Child Well-Being, Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Safety, Unaccompanied Minors

Immigration Enforcement at All Costs: How the Trump Administration is Endangering Unaccompanied Immigrant Children

The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights and National Immigrant Justice Center (May 25, 2025)

This explainer discusses how Congress and the administration have been undermining ORR’s ability to focus on child welfare, family reunification, and safety by tying ORR operations to immigration enforcement actions and provides recommendations on what can be done to support unaccompanied children.

Jun 29
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The Health Costs to Children of Stepped-Up U.S. Immigration Enforcement

By | Child Well-Being, Federal Policy, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight

The Health Costs to Children of Stepped-Up U.S. Immigration Enforcement

Valerie Lacarte, Migration Policy Institute (June 2025)

This article reviews the health impacts of recent immigration enforcement policy changes, such as the elimination of the sensitive locations policy, on children in immigrant families.

Jun 29
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Immigrant and Refugee Children: A Guide for Educators and School Support Staff

By | Immigration Enforcement, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers

Immigrant and Refugee Children: A Guide for Educators and School Support Staff

United We Dream, the National Immigration Law Center, the Center for Law and Social Policy, Kids in Need of Defense and Social Policy and the AFT (May 2025)

This guide offers tools and resources to educators and school support staff to help support and prepare youth and families for immigration enforcement actions.

Jun 29
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Shifting Immigration Policies Jeopardize Immigrant Families with Children

By | Deportation, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research

Shifting Immigration Policies Jeopardize Immigrant Families with Children

Dulce Gonzalez, Hamutal Bernstein, Jennifer M. Haley, & Genevieve M. Kenney; Urban Institute (May 29, 2025)

This brief examines the challenges immigrant families with children face in accessing basic housing, food, and healthcare needs, along with their immigration-related fears about using services and concerns about deportation and policy changes.

Jun 29
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From Safe Zones to Uncertainty: State Responses to the Federal Rollback of Sensitive Location Protections in Schools

By | Federal Policy, Immigration Relief, Law & Policy, State Policies

From Safe Zones to Uncertainty: State Responses to the Federal Rollback of Sensitive Location Protections in Schools

Daniel Hieu Thuan Bui, Kristina Lovato, & Carola Suárez-Orozco; Harvard Graduate School of Education (June 2025)

This policy brief, co-authored by Dr. Kristina Lovato, Director of CICW, presents the first comprehensive analysis of state-level guidance on immigration enforcement in schools following federal changes to the Sensitive Locations Policy.

Jun 29
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End SIJS Backlog Coalition Guidance and Templates for Commenting in Response to USCIS’s Policy Changes Eliminating SIJS Deferred Action

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End SIJS Backlog Coalition Guidance and Templates for Commenting in Response to USCIS’s Policy Changes Eliminating SIJS Deferred Action

End SIJS Backlog Coalition & National Immigration Project • July 7 & 28, 2025

Organizations and individuals can submit comments to USCIS on two recent agency actions that harm youth with Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS): (1) a USCIS policy change that eliminates the SIJS Deferred Action Policy, and (2) proposed changes to Form G-325A that would eliminate requests for deferred action based on SIJS. The deadline for comments addressing #1 is July 7, 2025 11:59pm ET and for #2 is July 28, 2025 11:59pm ET.

Jun 29
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Survey for SIJS Deferred Action Recipients

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Survey for SIJS Deferred Action Recipients

End SIJS Backlog Coalition • No Date

The End SIJS Backlog Coalition is tracking implementation of USCIS’s deferred action policy for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) youth who are awaiting a visa to share general trends with the field and media and as part of advocacy efforts to end the SIJS backlog. Complete this form to report outcomes of SIJS deferred action-based work authorization requests (Form I-765, based on category (c)(14)).

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