The Trump administration has taken a series of actions specifically targeting immigrant children, including expanding surveillance of unaccompanied minors, undermining legal representation, and prolonging detention.
This Migration Policy Institute interactive data tool offers 2024 state-by-state immigration profiles covering demographics, language and education, workforce, and income and poverty statistics.
This report documents that over 400 of the more than 1,200 immigration enforcement incidents examined across eight states involved agent misconduct during Trump’s second term, and offers recommendations for reform of a broken system.
This piece examines how the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict immigrant access to benefits and services extend far beyond typical welfare programs to affect lawfully residing immigrants and citizen family members alike.
This policy position affirms that unaccompanied and separated children are entitled to free, qualified legal representation alongside a guardian in all proceedings affecting them, in line with UN Committee on the Rights of the Child guidance.
These tables compare the legalization provisions of new immigration relief bills introduced primarily in the 119th Congress.
This toolkit includes various educational materials and resources related to the newly released final public charge rule.
This community explainer answers frequently asked questions about DHS’s July 2026 removal of the 2022 Public Charge rule, including who it affects and when, now that green card applicants face less certainty without the structured guidance officers previously relied on.
This practice alert explores an untested legal argument that young people with approved SIJS petitions may be able to use SIJS-specific adjustment provisions to meet the “inspected and admitted or paroled” requirement when adjusting status through a non-SIJS immigrant petition, such as a spousal petition.
This family preparedness guide helps immigrant parents and caregivers plan for potential separation by organizing key documents, identifying trusted caregivers, and ensuring children are protected if a parent becomes unavailable.
This table breaks down which public benefits programs immigrants in California are eligible for based on their immigration status and entry date
The Trump administration plans to open a 528-bed detention facility for migrant families and unaccompanied children next to an airport in Alexandria, Louisiana.
Unaccompanied minors are being detained and deported at roughly three times the rate of Trump’s first term, with immigration courts issuing more than 10,000 removal orders per month for immigrant children.
Georgia saw an 80% increase in immigrant children entering state custody due to parental detention or deportation—rising from 46 to 83 over a six-month period.
Under the second Trump administration, child detentions in California communities have risen sharply, with 61% of detained children deported—compared to 8% under Biden—while nationally, the number of children in ICE detention is ten times higher than in Biden’s final year.
This article outlines the legal rights all children in the U.S. hold regardless of immigration status—including rights to safety, education, due process, and legal protection—for families, educators, providers, and advocates.
Texas Democratic members of Congress have raised alarm that the federal government may be relocating unaccompanied migrant children to Texas to expedite removals.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal has introduced Orlin’s Law—named for a 3-year-old who was murdered after his mother was deported without him despite her request that he accompany her—demanding accountability from DHS and ICE as family separations continue.
A Honduran woman who spent nearly a year completing vetting requirements to sponsor her niece and nephew from federal shelter was arrested by ICE in the process—highlighting how the Trump administration’s changes to the sponsorship system are deterring relatives from coming forward to care for unaccompanied children.
The Trump administration ended federal legal representation for more than 20,000 unaccompanied children on July 31, leaving these kids to face fast-tracked deportation hearings without attorneys.
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