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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.

Aug 03
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Immigrant kids detained in “unsafe and unsanitary” sites as Trump administration seeks to end protections

By | In the News

Immigrant kids detained in “unsafe and unsanitary” sites as Trump administration seeks to end protections

Sandy West, CBS News (July 28, 2025)

Immigrant children are being held in “unsafe and unsanitary” detention facilities with inadequate medical care while the Trump administration seeks to terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement that has mandated basic protections and oversight for detained immigrant children since 1997.

Aug 03
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Standing With Families, Defending Immigrant Rights: A Conversation On Support, Safety and Resources

By | Opportunities

Standing With Families, Defending Immigrant Rights: A Conversation On Support, Safety and Resources 

UCLA Pritzker Center • August 6, 2025 • 12:00PDT/3pmEDT

This panel, featuring CICW Director Kristina Lovato, will provide practical strategies for supporting immigrant families and children during increased immigration enforcement, covering topics like discussing raids with children, creating family preparedness plans, and accessing resources for the back-to-school season.

Aug 03
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2025 ICE Detained Parents Directive

By | Deportation, Detention, Federal Policy, ICE, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Parental Interests Directive

2025 ICE Detained Parents Directive

U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (July 2, 2025)

ICE released a revised Detained Parents Directive that provides guidelines for ensuring detained or deported immigrant parents can make decisions about their minor children’s care and participate in child welfare and family court proceedings.

Aug 03
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An Examination of Immigration Status and Its Implications for Transition-Age Youth in the Child Welfare System

By | Foster Care, Immigrant Youth, Law & Policy, Social Work, State Policies, State Policy

An Examination of Immigration Status and Its Implications for Transition-Age Youth in the Child Welfare System

Anthony Gómez, Kristina K. Lovato, Andrea Lane Eastman, and Mark E. Courtney; Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services (June 28, 2025)

This policy brief analyzes administrative California child welfare data of undocumented immigrant youth in foster care, finding that immigration status data is often missing and that both U.S. citizens and undocumented youth were more likely to have transition plans than legal residents, highlighting needs for better services and data collection.

Jun 29
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State Policies Matter for the Well-Being of Immigrant Parents & the Academic Achievement of Their Young Children

By | Child Well-Being, Immigrant Families Research, Research, Research Highlight, State Policies

State Policies Matter for the Well-Being of Immigrant Parents & the Academic Achievement of Their Young Children

Kevin Ferreira van Leer, Caitlin Lombardi, Rachel Chazan-Cohen, Vanessa Esquivel, Prisila Isais, and Anne Berset; UConn Collaboratory on School & Child Health (May 2025)

This research brief reviews the impact of state policy exclusions on immigrant family well-being.

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