This book examines language socialization experiences of Maya-speaking Guatemalan youth in Los Angeles, exploring how language affects their integration and sense of belonging in both Guatemalan and American communities.
This brief explores the Trump administration’s efforts to curtail Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and the negative implications for TPS holders and their children and families.
This explainer reviews the current status of the public charge rule, emphasizing that the Biden era policy remains in place.
This framing brief provides research-based tools and narratives to help advocates build public support for immigrant youth by challenging divisive messaging and fostering a sense of shared belonging and community investment in their wellbeing.
This resource provides guidance to Mexicans returning from the United States, including information about the services available in Mexico and mechanisms for exercising their rights.
California lawmakers passed legislation requiring all educational institutions to alert families and staff when immigration authorities are on campus, similar to emergency warning systems, as the Trump administration continues mass deportation efforts.
The Trump administration has started requiring parents seeking to reunite with unaccompanied children to attend interviews with immigration officers, leading to some parental arrests while children remain in custody.
Lawyers successfully blocked a last-minute Trump administration attempt to deport Guatemalan children after a frantic middle-of-the-night legal battle, highlighting the ongoing clash between the administration’s mass deportation goals and established legal protections for migrants.
Many mixed-status families are experiencing fear and anxiety about encountering immigration enforcement officials at or near schools.
Guatemalan migrant children described feeling “traumatized” and “depressed” following the Trump administration’s attempted deportation of these youth over the Labor Day weekend, despite their ongoing immigration cases.
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