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Toward a typology of government-sanctioned child maltreatment: A scoping review of the harms of U.S. immigration enforcement

By | Child Maltreatment, Deportation, Detention, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research

Toward a typology of government-sanctioned child maltreatment: A scoping review of the harms of U.S. immigration enforcement

Michael T. Zuch, Zayna Lyon, Vania S. Buck, Morgan Pardue-Kim, Linda-Jeanne Mack, & Robin Hernandez-Mekonnen; Social Science & Medicine (July 1, 2026)
This scoping review of 71 studies finds that immigration enforcement harms to children—through parental detention and deportation, child detention, and intensified enforcement climate—align with federal and state definitions of child maltreatment in the vast majority of cases, supporting the framing of these actions as government-sanctioned child abuse.
Aug 02
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Child-Family Separation and Pathways to Reunification in the Context of U.S. Immigration Enforcement

By | Family Separation, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research

Child-Family Separation and Pathways to Reunification in the Context of U.S. Immigration Enforcement

Georgetown Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues (July 13, 2026)

This report examines how family separation is occurring across the U.S., identifies gaps in government data that hinder reunification efforts, and offers child- and family-centered policy and practice recommendations for protecting family unity while enforcing immigration law.

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