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How to Speak to your Child About Immigration Enforcement

By | Highlighted Resources, Immigration Enforcement, Parenting, Practice, Practice Highlight, Safety, Spanish Resources, Youth & Families

How to Speak to your Child About Immigration Enforcement

Kids in Need of Defense (August 3, 2026)

This guide helps parents and caregivers talk with children about immigration enforcement, with conversation tips, family preparedness strategies, and self-care practices to help children feel safer and less alone.

Arguments for Using the SIJS-based Adjustment Provision to Adjust Based on a Different Petition

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

Arguments for Using the SIJS-based Adjustment Provision to Adjust Based on a Different Petition

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (April 13, 2026)

This practice alert explores an untested legal argument that young people with approved SIJS petitions may be able to use SIJS-specific adjustment provisions to meet the “inspected and admitted or paroled” requirement when adjusting status through a non-SIJS immigrant petition, such as a spousal petition.

Family Preparedness Plan for Immigrant Families

By | Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Immigration Enforcement, Practice, Practice Highlight, Youth & Families

Family Preparedness Plan for Immigrant Families

Kids in Need of Defense (March 11, 2026)

This family preparedness guide helps immigrant parents and caregivers plan for potential separation by organizing key documents, identifying trusted caregivers, and ensuring children are protected if a parent becomes unavailable.

Guía para madres y padres retornados a Honduras con hijos/as menores de 18 años en Estados Unidos

By | Deportation, Family Separation, Highlighted Resources, Parenting, Practice, Practice Highlight, Transnational Resources, Youth & Families

Guía para madres y padres retornados a Honduras con hijos/as menores de 18 años en Estados Unidos

Kids in Need of Defense (March 17, 2026)

This guide outlines the essential steps for parents deciding whether to reunite with their children in Honduras or arrange care for them in the U.S. in their absence, along with resources for further help.

Quick Guide: Defending SIJS Clients in Removal Proceedings

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

Quick Guide: Defending SIJS Clients in Removal Proceedings

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (June 2, 2026)

This updated practice advisory offers strategies for advocating against removal and preserving the record for appeal at every stage of an SIJS client’s case.

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