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Practice Highlight

Staying Whole: A Love Letter to Immigrant Parents

By | Immigration Enforcement, Parenting, Practice, Practice Highlight, Youth & Families

Staying Whole: A Love Letter to Immigrant Parents

Children Thrive Action Network, National Parents Union, and Little Justice Leaders (October 2025)

This resource, available in English and Spanish, provides immigrant parents with mental health support, safety planning guidance, and strategies for talking with their children during immigration enforcement, addressing the emotional toll of federal immigration policies on families and communities.

From “Them” to “Ours”: Framing Strategies for Talking about Immigrant Youth

By | Culture: Issues & Competencies, Immigration Enforcement, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Workers

From “Them” to “Ours”: Framing Strategies for Talking about Immigrant Youth

Frameworks Institute (July 2025)

This framing brief provides research-based tools and narratives to help advocates build public support for immigrant youth by challenging divisive messaging and fostering a sense of shared belonging and community investment in their wellbeing.

Deportation Preparation Manual for Immigrant Families

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

Deportation Preparation Manual for Immigrant Families

Appleseed Network (July 2025)

This manual contains detailed information on issues like school safety, child custody, psychological issues for children, and much more in order for immigrant families to prepare for potential deportation. It’s available in both English and Spanish. There is also an accompanying webinar reviewing the manual.

Immigration “Wellness Checks” For Children: What sponsors, household members, and young people need to know

By | Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Practice Highlight, Unaccompanied Minors, Youth & Families

Immigration “Wellness Checks” For Children: What sponsors, household members, and young people need to know

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (July 16, 2025)

This resource addresses the “wellness checks” federal officials are conducting on unaccompanied immigrant children and their sponsors and what families need to know about their rights and seeking legal support.

Protecting Children in Schools Against Immigration Enforcement: What Schools and Parents Can Do

By | Immigration Enforcement, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers, Youth & Families

Protecting Children in Schools Against Immigration Enforcement: What Schools and Parents Can Do

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (July 28, 2025)

This resource toolkit provides guidance for students, parents, and school administrators on how to prepare for immigration enforcement at schools while explaining the constitutional protections and educational rights that remain in place despite recent policy changes under the Trump administration.

Immigrant and Refugee Children: A Guide for Educators and School Support Staff

By | Immigration Enforcement, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers

Immigrant and Refugee Children: A Guide for Educators and School Support Staff

United We Dream, the National Immigration Law Center, the Center for Law and Social Policy, Kids in Need of Defense and Social Policy and the AFT (May 2025)

This guide offers tools and resources to educators and school support staff to help support and prepare youth and families for immigration enforcement actions.

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