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.
This resource provides an FAQ for advocates about the new public charge rule proposed in November 2025.
This briefing examines recent ORR policy changes, documents the barriers and extended custody times children face, presents expert psychological analysis of the harms caused, and proposes congressional solutions to improve outcomes for unaccompanied children in federal care.
This issue brief examines Trump administration and Congressional actions that restrict immigrants’ access to health coverage and care, analyzing how these changes will likely increase uninsured rates, reduce healthcare access, and negatively impact long-term health outcomes and economic productivity.
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 resources describes the impacts of the budget reconciliation law on immigrant child and families.
This resource provides a summary of the executive orders and other policies impacting unaccompanied children in the first six months of the Trump administration.
This explainer details how the Trump administration’s policies prioritizing enforcement and family separation are harming children, particularly immigrant children, while governments are also reducing childhood protections and subjecting teens to adult consequences for political purposes.
This brief provides a side-by-side comparison of the key differences between the 2022 and 2025 versions of the Detained Parents/Parental Interests Directive.
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