Know Your Rights: Five Things Parents Detained by ICE Should Know
CLASP & NILC (November 2025)
This resource for immigrant parents outlines the rights that parents have while being apprehended and detained by ICE. Additional languages are forthcoming.
Changing Origins, Rising Numbers: Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States
Julia Gelatt, Ariel G. Ruiz Soto and James D. Bachmeier, Migration Policy Institute (October 2025)
This fact sheet provides an updated analysis of the undocumented immigrant population in the United States, showing that 6.3 million children live with at least one undocumented parent, and the majority of these children are U.S. citizens.
Newcomer Immigrant Youth in the Bay Area: Uplifting Voices, Identifying Solutions
Melissa Adamson, National Center for Youth Law (2025)
This report lifts up the voices of newcomer youth and service providers in the Bay Area to reveal how systemic barriers deepen inequities despite California’s strong immigrant commitments, and highlights key challenges, recommendations, and an overview of state-funded programs serving these youth.
A Timeline: Tracking How the Second Trump Administration Is Rolling Back Protections for Unaccompanied Children
Kids in Need of Defense (October 6, 2025)
This timeline follows the policy changes that have eroded child welfare and anti-trafficking safeguards for children seeking safety in the United States during the 2nd Trump administration.
CAREing While Talking with Unaccompanied and Separated Children about Immigration Enforcement: Practical Child-Centered Tips and Considerations for Service Providers
Kids in Need of Defense (October 8, 2025)
This guide equips professionals with trauma-informed, child-centered strategies to help children prepare for potential immigration enforcement encounters while managing their emotional well-being and safety.
Public Charge: What Advocates Need to Know About the November 2025 Proposed Rule
National Immigration Law Center (November 18, 2025)
This resource provides an FAQ for advocates about the new public charge rule proposed in November 2025.
Expedited Removal and Unaccompanied Children: An FAQ
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (November 21, 2025)
This resource addresses concerns about the Trump administration’s January 2025 expansion of expedited removal and provides arguments against applying this deportation process to young people who entered as unaccompanied children or have approved SIJS.
‘We have to be good or ICE will get us’: Takeaways from Chicago children caught in immigration raids
‘We have to be good or ICE will get us’: Takeaways from Chicago children caught in immigration raids
Claire Galofaro, AP News (October 28, 2025)
Immigration enforcement actions in Chicago have left families terrified and struggling to explain the incident to children while navigating pervasive fear under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
Armed US immigration agents drive off with toddler after arrest of father
Maanvi Singh, The Guardian (November 5, 2025)
Masked, heavily armed federal immigration agents arrested a U.S. citizen in a Los Angeles Home Depot parking lot and drove away with his toddler, also a U.S. citizen, still in the backseat of his car.
Planned ICE call center aims to track down unaccompanied migrant minors
Reuters (November 6, 2025)
ICE plans to open a 24/7 call center with a dedicated unit to track down unaccompanied migrant children using information from state and local police, as part of the Trump administration’s effort to locate and potentially deport these minors.
Shock to the system’: As funding remains uncertain, some migrant children are facing court alone
Alisa Reznick, KJZZ (November 7, 2025)
A Trump administration funding cut to a program providing free legal counsel for unaccompanied immigrant children has left most now facing immigration judges without attorneys, even after funding was restored.
Lost and Arrested: How a Series of Disastrous Events Led a Former Foster Youth into ICE Custody
Jeremy Loudenback, The Imprint (November 10, 2025)
A youth advocate and former foster youth was arrested by Burbank police for missing a court date on an old traffic citation, which ultimately led to his detention by ICE.
“They Dragged Her Out in Front of the Kids”: Inside Chicago’s ICE Raid at a Bilingual Daycare
Al Letson & Ashley Cleek, Mother Jones (November 13, 2025)
Armed federal agents arrested a teacher at a Chicago daycare while children were present.
Trump administration rule could further penalize immigrants for using benefits
Ximena Bustillo, NPR (November 18, 2025)
DHS has proposed to rescind a Biden-era public charge rule and significantly expand the range of social and health services—including SNAP and Medicaid—that immigration officers can consider when determining immigrants’ eligibility for legal status.
How undocumented families are navigating the looming threat of ICE
Xavier Lopez, Jasmine Garsd, B.A. Parker, Leah Donnella, & Courtney Stein, NPR (November 19, 2025)
This article explores how immigrant families across the country are coping with heightened fears of ICE detention and finding ways to protect themselves and their children amid the Trump administration’s intensified focus on deportation.
Government ordered to resume deportation protection program for vulnerable immigrant youth
Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press (November 20, 2025)
A federal judge has directed the Trump administration to reinstate a program that may provide deportation protection for immigrant children and young people in the U.S.
Fearing deportation, undocumented parents are preparing to leave their kids behind
Xavier Lopez, Jasmine Garsd, B.A. Parker, Leah Donnella, & Courtney Stein, NPR (November 22, 2025)
This article profiles two D.C. families—one establishing emergency guardianship for their son in case of deportation, and another agreeing to take him in—as part of a series examining how immigrant families are preparing for potential family separation under the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement.
California Governor Signs Bills Protecting Children and Families Facing Federal Immigration Crackdown
Jeremy Loudenback, The Imprint (October 17, 2025)
CA governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that expands caregiving options for children whose parents face deportation by allowing relatives to become guardians and enabling parents to designate temporary legal guardians. It also prohibits daycare providers from collecting immigration information.
Dr. Kristina Lovato to Facilitate Peer Dialogue at 2025 California County Immigration & Child Welfare Convening
November 6, 2025
Dr. Kristina Lovato, Assistant Professor of Social Welfare at UC Berkeley and Director of the Center on Immigration and Child Welfare (CICW), has been invited to facilitate a peer dialogue on Thursday, November 6th at the upcoming 2025 California County Immigration & Child Welfare Convening.
This interactive workshop panel will feature a dynamic exchange among county leaders and practitioners exploring how local systems have adapted over time to meet the evolving needs of immigrant children and families. The discussion will highlight strategies, processes, and promising practices, as well as key lessons learned in addressing challenges and advancing equitable, culturally responsive services across California.
