Trump’s mass deportation plan looms over migrant families in California’s Central Valley
Esteban Reynoso, CBS News (November 12, 2024)
Immigrants who live in CA’s Central Valley speak to worries that a 2nd Trump presidency brings.
Immigrant advocates to Biden: ‘Meet the urgency of the moment’
Rafael Bernal, The Hill (November 14, 2024)
A coalition of 138 immigrant advocacy groups have called on the Biden administration to take executive action to protect certain vulnerable immigrants from President-elect Trump’s promise of mass deportations.
Trump promised the ‘largest deportation’ in U.S. history. Here’s how he might start
Steve Inskeep & Christopher Thomas, NPR (November 14, 2024)
This article dives into how the Trump 2.0 administration campaign promise of mass deportations may unfold.
In wake of Trump win, Chicago Board of Education moves to reaffirm protections for immigrants
Becky Vevea & Reema Amin, Chalkbeat (November 14, 2024)
Following the 2024 presidential election, the Chicago Board of Education passed a resolution to strengthen protections for students of various immigration statuses, gender identities, and sexual orientation.
Think Immigration: Children Should Not Face Immigration Court Alone
Magdalena Murphy, AILA (November 19, 2024)
This article speaks to the importance of legal representation for unaccompanied immigrant children, which could be addressed with the Immigration Court Efficiency and Children’s Court Act of 2023.
How millions of US children would be hurt by Trump’s mass deportation plan: ‘Deep harm is intentional’
Robin Buller, The Guardian (November 22, 2024)
Millions of children living with undocumented immigrant parents in the U.S. will face constant fear and the threat of family separation under a 2nd Trump presidency.
Words Matter: The Impact of Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and Policies on Clinicians and Patients
Migrant Clinicians Network (October 2024)
This three-part webinar series explores the impact of anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies on clinicians and patients from BIPOC communities, and provides practical strategies and insights to improve clinical practice, challenge stereotypes, and advocate for policies that promote health equity.
From Congregate to Community-Based Care: Strengthening Reunification and Support of Unaccompanied Children
Lauren Heidbrink, Women’s Refugee Commission (October 30, 2024)
This report and advocacy brief detail the findings of a study examining family reunification policies and practices for unaccompanied children in federal custody and provide recommendations related to the care environment, ORR family finding and placement procedures, and follow-up supports for reunited families.
CICW 2024 Post-Election Statement
Center on Immigration and Child Welfare Initiative (November 11, 2024)
The Center on Immigration and Child Welfare Initiative shares in the collective feelings of grief, uncertainty, and disillusionment in the wake of last week’s 2024 election results. We are deeply troubled by the incoming Trump administration’s promised policy agenda that directly threatens the safety, wellbeing, and futures of millions of children in immigrant families and other vulnerable communities.
For more than a decade, immigrants and their families have been the target of increasingly punitive policies, xenophobic rhetoric, and baseless myths. The CICW was born out of a response to this harmful sociopolitical environment that has endangered the foundations of child protection and well-being, and we remain deeply committed to the fight for a humane immigration system and immigration policies that protect children and families regardless of immigration status.
We are inspired by and stand in solidarity with our fellow advocates, partners, and communities who share in this work with us; and we look to the future with a renewed resolve to surmount these impending challenges and create a country where children of immigrants thrive in their families and communities. The CICW stands with immigrants and marginalized groups as we continue to mobilize for social justice, build power within our communities, and put forth practice-informed research, trainings, and policy work to ensure that all individuals’ rights are protected, regardless of immigration status.
CICW Research Workgroup to Present at SSWR 2024
Society for Social Work and Research • January 15th-19th, 2025
Members of the CICW Research Workgroup will present at the upcoming 2025 SSWR Annual Conference in January, including:
- A symposium on The Importance of Parents’ Wellbeing, Parenting, and other Family Practices in the Current Socio-Political Immigration Context, featuring Maryam Rafieifar, Kerri Evans, Morgan Pardue-Kim, Cheryl Aguilar, Tatiana Londoño, Kelechi Wright, and Robin Hernandez-Mekonnen.
- A roundtable on Immigration Policy in the Wake of the 2024 Election: Impacts to Immigrant Communities and Finding a Path Forward, featuring and
Conducting Tele-Mental Health Assessments for Immigration Cases
Girasol • November 5th • 12pm-2pm CT
This online workshop will review how to conduct mental health assessment and write reports to support immigration relief cases.
Handcuffed, Pushed, and Afraid: Immigrant children share terrifying experiences while in Border Patrol custody
Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project (September 2024)
This report summarizes hundreds of complaints by unaccompanied immigrant children of physical and verbal abuse and lack of hygiene products and medical care while in U.S. Border Patrol custody.
All We Carry Film Screening Recap
Center on Immigration and Child Welfare (October 8, 2024)
On October 8th, 2024, Berkeley Social Welfare and CICW co-hosted a powerful documentary film screening of, All We Carry, directed by Cady Vogue, which follows a family’s extraordinary journey as they flee persecution from narcotraffickers in Honduras and endure months in US detention. Upon release, they are sponsored by a synagogue in Seattle and move into a borrowed beachfront home, all while they await their asylum verdict. Over three years, the family navigates countless life-altering and every-day moments where memory, joy, and grief collide.
CICW Director, Dr Kristina Lovato, moderated a panel discussion in which local social service providers and faith communities shared strategies for advocating for, and promoting, immigrant rights and justice. The panelists included:
- Dr. Allison Tanner, Pastor of Public Witness, Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church
- Cady Voge, Director, Producer, and Cinematographer, All We Carry
- Yuliana Wiser-León, Newcomer Navigation Center Director & Padres Unidos Grants Manager, Eden Church
- Julie McDevitt, Integrated Behavioral Health Clinician, La Clínica de La Raza
Students, faculty, and community members enjoyed this timely discussion on promoting immigrant’s human rights amidst the current socio-political climate.
Fact Focus: Claims that more than 300,000 migrant children are missing lack context
Melissa Goldin, AP News (October 2, 2024)
Recent claims by Republicans that hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied migrant children are missing lack important context.
“Separated”: Film Shows How Trump Tore Immigrant Families Apart, 1,300 Kids Still Alone
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! (October 4, 2024)
A new documentary Separated depicts the consequences of the Trump administration’s zero tolerance policy, which caused the forced separation of thousands of children from their families.
An American education: Classrooms reshaped by record migrant arrivals
Ted Hesson, Kristina Cooke and M.B. Pell, Reuters (October 5, 2024)
The growing number of arrivals of school-age immigrant children has caused challenges for some school districts, including related to budgets and language access.
Immigrants brought to the US as children ask judges to keep protections against deportation
Kevin McGill & Jack Brook, AP News (October 10, 2024)
Three appellate judges heard arguments over the DACA program in a federal court in New Orleans.
Parenting as an immigrant can be challenging. A new program helps tackle the stress.
Sheila Mulrooney Eldred, Sahan Journal (October 15, 2024)
A new Minnesota program aims to help immigrant parents navigate challenging child behavioral issues.
Immigrant advocates: Unaccompanied migrants from Africa, Middle East face discrimination in federal shelters
Gustavo Solis, KPBS (October 15, 2024)
Immigrant advocates raise concerns of inadequate care and discrimination against unaccompanied children from Africa and the Middle East while in ORR custody.
More States Expanding Medicaid/CHIP for Pregnant Women, Including Immigrants
Tanesha Mondestin, Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy’s Center for Children and Families (October 15, 2024)
A 2024 survey of Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility, Enrollment, and Renewal Policies reveals expansions in maternal health coverage, including for immigrant women.
