This piece briefly reviews the new public charge rule and implications for immigrant families, highlighting that its vague standards and broad officer discretion will likely fuel fear among immigrant families.
This study of 13 jurisdictions finds that few children are entering foster care immediately after parental deportation, likely because relatives and trusted adults are stepping in, but warns that limited access to support could make this a growing concern over time.
This explainer provides materials for submitting public comments opposing the latest anti-asylum rule, and explains why comment submissions matter for the official record, future legal challenges, and policymaking.
This free webinar covers recent immigration policy changes, including new advance parole rules, public charge factors for family-based green cards, and TPS terminations for Haitians and Syrians, with a live Q&A for attendees.
The Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network is hiring a Director of Social Work to lead program strategy, supervise staff, manage grants, and carry a limited caseload as part of the organization’s leadership team.
CLINIC is hosting its inaugural Interfaith Immigration Summit, bringing together Catholic, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and other faith leaders to explore how shared values of human dignity and justice can shape responses to today’s immigration challenges.
This comprehensive resource addresses key questions about unaccompanied immigrant children, from migration risks and policy frameworks to the agencies responsible for housing, processing, and determining the legal status of these children.
This study finds that immigrant families with little direct knowledge of the U.S. child welfare system still hold strong beliefs about it, shaped by media and community narratives, highlighting the need for culturally responsive, multilingual outreach from child welfare agencies and immigrant-serving organizations.
This piece reviews how immigration enforcement during the 2nd Trump administration is driving a quieter wave of family separations inside the U.S., with fewer reunification resources and a blurring of child protection and immigration enforcement.
This guide helps immigrant youth build coping skills, prepare for unexpected situations, and connect to support resources during a time of heightened fear and uncertainty around immigration enforcement.
This guide helps parents and caregivers talk with children about immigration enforcement, with conversation tips, family preparedness strategies, and self-care practices to help children feel safer and less alone.
Following the Supreme Court’s June rejection of his first attempt, President Trump has issued new executive orders seeking to restrict birthright citizenship with modifications intended to account for the ruling, though legal challenges are expected.
At least 60 children have been held at the Dilley detention center for 100 days or more, far exceeding the legal 20-day limit, with average stays peaking at 47 days during a six-month period last year.
The Trump administration is erecting new procedural barriers to residency and asylum for undocumented children, including restricting court delays for children awaiting visas and narrowing the definition of who qualifies as an unaccompanied minor.
The Trump administration’s legal services contract for roughly 24,000 unaccompanied minors has lapsed, leaving children without guaranteed representation—though the Florence Project says it will continue as long as possible.
A Nashville mother seeking asylum was detained by immigration agents and transported to a Louisiana detention center following a welfare check prompted by an unfounded child abuse report.
The Trump administration has detained and deported more than 66,000 parents and children since taking office, and advocates warn that parents are being pressured to abandon their legal claims in order to secure their children’s release.
The federal contract funding legal representation for more than 20,000 unaccompanied immigrant children expired July 31, ending support for nearly 100 nonprofit legal service providers.
The Trump administration has scrapped plans to use military lawyers to replace the nonprofit legal defenders whose contracts it terminated, leaving unaccompanied migrant children facing deportation without a clear path to legal representation.
A federal judge struck down the Trump administration’s suspension of visa processing for nationals of 75 countries, ruling that Secretary of State Rubio exceeded his authority and that the policy violated the Immigration and Nationality Act.
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