This analysis finds that nearly half of Americans aware of immigration enforcement in their communities feared ICE contact in 2025, with ripple effects extending beyond immigrant families — including children experiencing emotional distress, adults avoiding essential activities, and families forgoing public benefits.
ISS-USA is actively recruiting social work professionals nationwide, with urgent openings in Oregon, New York, Maine, Alabama, and Pennsylvania (bilingual Spanish required).
This multi-part webinar series offers schools and community organizations trauma-informed, research-backed strategies for supporting immigrant students and families amid escalating immigration enforcement.
The Trump administration is using migrant children in federal shelters to lure parents into immigration detention, with attorneys reporting that many caregivers are being arrested while attempting to reunite with their children.
The Supreme Court case on birthright citizenship could affect every American parent, who would then need to prove their immigration status to establish their newborn’s citizenship, health insurance, and Social Security number.
Research links the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown to lasting psychological harm in immigrant children, including PTSD, anxiety, and disrupted development.
A 3-year-old immigrant girl was sexually abused in federal foster care during a five-month detention — one of many cases advocates warn have worsened since the Trump administration’s 2025 policy changes dramatically extended detention times for immigrant children.
ICE has detained over 6,200 children since Trump took office, with families reporting harmful conditions including poor medical care, limited education, and inadequate food.
A federal court blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to eliminate 40-year-old protections for unaccompanied immigrant children, preserving their right to consult a parent or attorney before waiving any legal rights.
The Trump administration is signaling interest in overturning a 1982 Supreme Court ruling that guaranteed all children, regardless of immigration status, the right to a free public education.
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