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Sophia Sepp

Summit: Child Safety, Security, and Opportunity: Systems-Change for the Next Generation

By | Opportunities

Summit: Child Safety, Security, and Opportunity: Systems-Change for the Next Generation

Children At Risk Thursday • July 16 • 10AM – 12PM CT • Virtual via Zoom

This virtual summit will bring together leaders across workforce, foster care, juvenile justice, and healthcare to explore strategies for better protecting at-risk youth and building community pathways to safety and opportunity.

Explainer for Parents and Their Helpers Seeking Family Reunification

By | Uncategorized

Explainer for Parents and Their Helpers Seeking Family Reunification

Georgetown Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues (May 15, 2026)

This guide for detained or deported parents and caregivers explains their legal rights and available resources to help them make the best decisions for their children, whether their children are staying with neighbors, in foster care, or in ORR custody.

‘Un lazo que sigue’: A survivor-informed, resilience-focused study of intergenerational childhood exposure to intimate partner violence among unaccompanied Central American mothers

By | Child Maltreatment, Research, Research Highlight, Unaccompanied Minors, Unaccompanied Minors Research

‘Un lazo que sigue’: A survivor-informed, resilience-focused study of intergenerational childhood exposure to intimate partner violence among unaccompanied Central American mothers

Morgan Pardue-Kim, Celene Viveros Garces , E. Martínez, Kerri Evans, Mariel Pfister, & Melissa E. Smith, Child Abuse & Neglect (April 9, 2026)

This article explores childhood exposure to intimate partner violence (CEIPV) and intergenerational CEIPV (I-CEIPV) among young Central American immigrant mothers who were formerly unaccompanied refugee minors (URM) and offers implications for programs, policies, and research.

What About My Children: Family Separation Among Parents Deported to Honduras

By | Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, ICE, Immigrant Families Research, Research, Research Highlight

What About My Children: Family Separation Among Parents Deported to Honduras

Women’s Refugee Commission & Physicians for Human Rights (March 18, 2026)

This report finds ICE routinely violated its own family unity and medical care policies, deporting parents without allowing them to make arrangements for their children and failing to provide adequate care for pregnant and postpartum women.

What States & Local Governments Can Do to Support Immigrants’ Financial Stability

By | Language Issues, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, State Policy

What States & Local Governments Can Do to Support Immigrants’ Financial Stability

National Consumer Law Center (April 17, 2026)

This issue brief outlines concrete steps state and local governments can take to protect immigrant communities from financial exploitation and consumer abuse across areas like housing, fraud, privacy, and language access.

Practice Alert: Guidance on Adjustment of Status for Youth with Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Using INA § 245(h) with a Non-SIJS Petition

By | Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice, Practice Highlight, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)

Practice Alert: Guidance on Adjustment of Status for Youth with Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Using INA § 245(h) with a Non-SIJS Petition

National Immigration Project (April 14, 2026)

This practice alert outlines a potential argument that may allow immigrant youth with approved special juvenile status petitions to access a broader path to permanent residency, even when pursuing non-SIJS immigration cases.

Recap: Si Pudiera Quedarme / If I Could Stay Film Screening and Panel Discussion with Faith Based Leaders

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Recap: Si Pudiera Quedarme / If I Could Stay Film Screening and Panel Discussion with Faith Based Leaders

UC Berkeley Social Welfare • April 28, 2026
The CICW was honored to host a special community screening of Si Pudiera Quedarme / If I Could Stay this week at UC Berkeley Social Welfare. Over 65 community members attended including practitioners, educators, students, and service providers for an evening of reflection, learning, and connection. This powerful documentary offered an intimate, five-year portrait of two undocumented Latine mothers who sought sanctuary in churches to protect their families from deportation and separation. Their stories illuminated resilience, community care, and the human impact of immigration policy. The screening was followed by a rich and moving conversation with filmmaker Theo Rigby, Julie Litwin (Kehilla Community Synagogue), and Helen Mejia (Ava Community Energy). The film will air on PBS on June 1.
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