Child health experts warn that immigration enforcement — which is separating families, detaining toddlers, and exposing children to violence — constitutes a public health crisis, with decades of research showing that the resulting toxic stress causes lasting damage to children’s developing brains and bodies.
At least 32 children across seven states have entered foster care after their parents were detained or deported amid record-high immigration enforcement, though the true national scale remains unknown due to a lack of comprehensive federal and state data.
Advocates are trying to defend a 40-year-old injunction that guarantees unaccompanied immigrant children the right to be informed of their legal options and contact a trusted adult before making immigration decisions — protections the Trump administration is now seeking to eliminate.
Despite objections from federal health and child welfare officials warning of inadequate specialized care, the Trump administration is funneling all pregnant unaccompanied migrant girls to a single South Texas shelter.
A Russian family who fled oppression seeking safety in America has spent four months detained at a Texas immigration facility, where they and their three children have endured conditions they never imagined possible in the U.S.
Advocates warn that a new wave of rapid deportations — with immigrants vanishing during traffic stops, school drop-offs, and commutes — amounts to a modern form of family separation, leaving children and loved ones with little to no warning before their parents are gone.
An estimated 100,000 children experienced a parent’s detention in the first ten months of 2025 — yet no system exists to identify or protect the children left behind, prompting calls for government policies to ensure their safety and wellbeing.
This webinar will explore how escalating immigration enforcement and sweeping exclusions from health coverage are threatening immigrant families’ wellbeing. Panelists will discuss the history of exclusionary health policies, recent federal and state actions, and a vision for inclusive coverage solutions.
This webinar examines how state and local governments can protect and expand language access policies as the Trump administration declares English the official language and dismantles federal language access initiatives, leaving nearly 28 million limited-English-proficient U.S. residents facing growing uncertainty.
This webinar will examine how heightened immigration enforcement is threatening the safety of immigrant students and families in schools, covering key policy changes, know-your-rights guidance, and advocacy opportunities for service providers and policymakers.
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