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Sophia Sepp

Changing Origins, Rising Numbers: Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States

By | Immigrant Families Research, Research, Research Highlight

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

By | Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Research, Research Highlight

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

By | Child Well-Being, Federal Policy, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Youth, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Safety, Unaccompanied Minors

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.

Expedited Removal and Unaccompanied Children: An FAQ

By | Deportation, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Legal Professionals, Practice, Practice Highlight, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), Unaccompanied Minors

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

By | In the News

‘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.

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