Fear of tough policies, especially on women and children, factor into the recently reduced number border crossings.
Read the StoryNutrition assistance abandoned even in mixed-status families for fear that participation in government programs could result in potential deportations.
Read the StoryAfter their mother was deported to Mexico, the Marin siblings faced an impossible choice: Stay or go.
Read the StoryThis fact sheet provides an overview of these citizen children and the risks and challenges they may face as well as mechanisms designed to protect them when a parent is detained/deported.
Get the FactsheetNew video helps Spanish-speaking parents understand how to communicate with their children in uncertain immigration circumstances.
Watch the VideoThis web seminar discusses: 1) what is happening nationally with immigration law and policy; 2) protections for immigrant families in child welfare; and 3) immigration relief options for children and families.
View the SeminarThis report shows that 68% of detained immigrants in CA are unrepresented. Legal representation can be a major determining factor in the outcome of immigration cases, as those with counsel succeed more than five times as often their unrepresented counterparts. As such, it is both fiscally responsible and morally necessary for CA to defend its residents facing detention and deportation.
Read the ReportExposure to anti-immigrant and xenophobic language, actions, and policies can lead to potentially damaging stress in children and families.
Read the OpinionThough federal ruling indicates they should have been freed within three weeks, a mother and family endured extended detention after request for asylum, and she attempted a desperate act in hopes to free the children.
Read the StoryPresident Trump’s budget proposal contains a 13.5% increase in Title IV-E funding for state foster care and adoption, but also includes a $153 million cut in federal foster care for unaccompanied minors, a system that is already deeply underfunded.
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