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We don’t turn away families”: Systematic support of immigrant families with young children during and after the COVID pandemic

By | Immigrant Families Research, Research, Research Highlight

We don’t turn away families”: Systematic support of immigrant families with young children during and after the COVID pandemic

Carolina Villamil Grest, Megan Finno-Velasquez, Anayeli Lopez, & Sophia Sepp; Journal of Human Rights and Social Work (2023)

This study along the US-Mexico border found that local-level solutions including community organizing, immigrant inclusion in agency practices, community partnerships, and sanctuary policies can help overcome structural barriers and ensure equitable access to health and social services for immigrant families.

Aug 03
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Behind the Scenes: Mapping How State and Local Governments Implement Language Access Measures

By | Immigrant Families Research, Language Issues, Legal/Law, Research, Research Highlight, State Policies

Behind the Scenes: Mapping How State and Local Governments Implement Language Access Measures

Migration Policy Institute (May 2025)

This report examines how state and local governments implement language access measures, finding that while there’s no universal approach, governments can learn from existing efforts and adapt strategies to their own contexts and needs.

Aug 03
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“It’s Horrible to Live Like This”: Immigration Policy’s Real-Time Impact on Young Children

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research, Research Highlight, Trauma

“It’s Horrible to Live Like This”: Immigration Policy’s Real-Time Impact on Young Children

Juliana Zhou & Elisa Minoff, Center for the Study of Social Policy (July 16, 2025)

This brief details interviews with child care providers who report that the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda is causing families to withdraw toddlers from care, children to experience heightened anxiety, and providers to fear for their own safety while trying to support immigrant families.

Aug 03
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Anti-Child and Anti-Family: How the Trump Administration is Targeting the Most Vulnerable Among Us.

By | Family Separation, Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law

Anti-Child and Anti-Family: How the Trump Administration is Targeting the Most Vulnerable Among Us.

Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights (June 3, 2025)

This explainer details how the Trump administration’s policies prioritizing enforcement and family separation are harming children, particularly immigrant children, while governments are also reducing childhood protections and subjecting teens to adult consequences for political purposes.

Aug 03
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The 2025 ICE Detained Parents Directive Vs. the 2022 ICE Parental Interests Directive

By | Federal Policy, ICE, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Parental Interests Directive

The 2025 ICE Detained Parents Directive Vs. the 2022 ICE Parental Interests Directive

Women’s Refugee Commission (July 2025)

This brief provides a side-by-side comparison of the key differences between the 2022 and 2025 versions of the Detained Parents/Parental Interests Directive.

Aug 03
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New Policy Bars Many Lawfully Present and Undocumented Immigrants from a Broad Range of Federal Health and Social Supports

By | Federal Policy, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law

New Policy Bars Many Lawfully Present and Undocumented Immigrants from a Broad Range of Federal Health and Social Supports

Drishti Pillai and Samantha Artiga, Kaiser Family Foundation (July 21, 2025)

This resource reviews the new HSS rule, which expands the definition of “federal public benefits” to include 13 additional programs that are now restricted to immigrants with “qualified” status, immediately barring many lawfully present and undocumented immigrants from accessing various health care, educational, and social services.

Aug 03
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Fact Sheet for Child Welfare & Guardianship Stakeholders: ICE Policies and Standards Related to Detained Parents & Legal Guardians

By | ICE, Immigration Enforcement, Parental Interests Directive, Practice, Social Workers

Fact Sheet for Child Welfare & Guardianship Stakeholders: ICE Policies and Standards Related to Detained Parents & Legal Guardians

U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (July 2025)

This fact sheet reviews ICE policies and standards for child welfare stakeholders under the Detained Parents Directive, revised in July 2025.

Aug 03
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Deportation Preparation Manual for Immigrant Families

By | Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, ICE, Immigration Enforcement, Practice, Practice Highlight, Youth & Families

Deportation Preparation Manual for Immigrant Families

Appleseed Network (July 2025)

This manual contains detailed information on issues like school safety, child custody, psychological issues for children, and much more in order for immigrant families to prepare for potential deportation. It’s available in both English and Spanish. There is also an accompanying webinar reviewing the manual.

Aug 03
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Immigration “Wellness Checks” For Children: What sponsors, household members, and young people need to know

By | Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Practice Highlight, Unaccompanied Minors, Youth & Families

Immigration “Wellness Checks” For Children: What sponsors, household members, and young people need to know

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (July 16, 2025)

This resource addresses the “wellness checks” federal officials are conducting on unaccompanied immigrant children and their sponsors and what families need to know about their rights and seeking legal support.

Aug 03
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Protecting Children in Schools Against Immigration Enforcement: What Schools and Parents Can Do

By | Immigration Enforcement, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers, Youth & Families

Protecting Children in Schools Against Immigration Enforcement: What Schools and Parents Can Do

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (July 28, 2025)

This resource toolkit provides guidance for students, parents, and school administrators on how to prepare for immigration enforcement at schools while explaining the constitutional protections and educational rights that remain in place despite recent policy changes under the Trump administration.

Aug 03
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Family separation 2.0 compounds the trauma on children of immigrants

By | In the News

Family separation 2.0 compounds the trauma on children of immigrants

Marsha Griffin, Alan Shapiro and Julie M. Linton; Los Angeles Times, MSN (July 1, 2025)

Pediatricians from the American Academy of Pediatrics share an urgent call opposing the current administration’s immigration policies, which are causing harmful family separations and detaining children in conditions that lead to severe psychological trauma, developmental regression, and inadequate healthcare.

Aug 03
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Immigrant Youth and Legal Services Providers File Class Action Challenging Government’s Unlawful Termination of Deferred Action for Immigrant Children and Youth

By | In the News

Immigrant Youth and Legal Services Providers File Class Action Challenging Government’s Unlawful Termination of Deferred Action for Immigrant Children and Youth

National Immigration Project (July 17, 2025)

Immigrant youth and legal service providers filed a class action lawsuit challenging the termination of the deferred action policy that protected immigrant children and youth who fled their home countries due to parental neglect, abuse, and other mistreatment.

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