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Oct 03
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Flourishing immigrant youth, families, and educators: a multi-methods pilot study of a school-based program for immigrant rights

By | Child Well-Being, Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Research, Research Highlight

Flourishing immigrant youth, families, and educators: a multi-methods pilot study of a school-based program for immigrant rights

Germán A. Cadenas, Raquel Sosa, Lorena Tule-Romain, Viridiana Carrizales, Pablo Arenas Gallo, and Claudia M. Castillo-Lavergne; Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community (August 3, 2026)

A pilot study of a school-based immigrant rights education program found high levels of empowerment and well-being among 137 participants, with a direct link between legal rights empowerment and psychological well-being across all three program versions.

Oct 03
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The Justice Gap for Unaccompanied Children in US Immigration Court: Rurality, Resources, and Client Characteristics as Determinants of Access to Counsel

By | Immigrant Youth, Research, Research Highlight, Unaccompanied Minors, Unaccompanied Minors Research

The Justice Gap for Unaccompanied Children in US Immigration Court: Rurality, Resources, and Client Characteristics as Determinants of Access to Counsel

Chiara Galli and Tatiana Padilla, Law & Social Inquiry (February 18, 2026)

A study of nearly 400,000 immigration court cases finds that unaccompanied minors’ access to legal representation is shaped not only by geography and resource availability but also by client characteristics like gender, age, nationality, and Indigeneity, highlighting deep inequities in who receives counsel in removal proceedings.

Aug 29
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Unaccompanied Children in America: A Reference Handbook

By | Family Separation, Immigrant Youth, Research, Research Highlight, Unaccompanied Minors, Unaccompanied Minors Research

Unaccompanied Children in America: A Reference Handbook

Robert G. Hasson III, Bloomsbury (June 25, 2026)

This comprehensive resource addresses key questions about unaccompanied immigrant children, from migration risks and policy frameworks to the agencies responsible for housing, processing, and determining the legal status of these children.

Aug 29
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Immigrant Parents’ Beliefs About the U.S. Child Welfare: System: The Role of Information Sources and Familiarity

By | Child Welfare System Research, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Parenting, Research, Research Highlight, Social Work

Immigrant Parents’ Beliefs About the U.S. Child Welfare: System: The Role of Information Sources and Familiarity

Maryam Rafieifar, Yangjin Park, Chien-jen Chiang, Blessing Ramsey-Soroghaye, Yao Wang, and Sajede Tavakoli; International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice (August 14, 2026)

This study finds that immigrant families with little direct knowledge of the U.S. child welfare system still hold strong beliefs about it, shaped by media and community narratives, highlighting the need for culturally responsive, multilingual outreach from child welfare agencies and immigrant-serving organizations.

Aug 02
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Agents of Chaos and Cruelty: How the Trump Administration’s National Deportation Policing Force Has Attacked American Communities

By | Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research, Research Highlight

Agents of Chaos and Cruelty: How the Trump Administration’s National Deportation Policing Force Has Attacked American Communities

Denise C. Bell & Naureen Shah, American Civil Liberties Union (July 16, 2026)

This report documents that over 400 of the more than 1,200 immigration enforcement incidents examined across eight states involved agent misconduct during Trump’s second term, and offers recommendations for reform of a broken system.

Aug 02
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A growing effort to restrict immigrants’ access to public benefits

By | Immigrant Families Research, Public Charge, Research, Research Highlight

A growing effort to restrict immigrants’ access to public benefits

Mark Greenberg, Brookings Institution (July 24, 2026)

This piece examines how the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict immigrant access to benefits and services extend far beyond typical welfare programs to affect lawfully residing immigrants and citizen family members alike.

Jun 29
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What About My Children: Family Separation Among Parents Deported to Honduras

By | Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research, Research Highlight

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

Women’s Refugee Commission (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.

Jun 29
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“Los Padres Tienen Miedo” Early Educators Describe the Harmful Effects of Immigration Enforcement in Early Care Settings

By | Child Well-Being, Early Childhood, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research, Research Highlight

“Los Padres Tienen Miedo” Early Educators Describe the Harmful Effects of Immigration Enforcement in Early Care Settings

National Association for the Education of Young Children (April 2026)

This data brief warns that the rollback of sensitive locations protections is endangering children, families, and early childhood educators—with nearly one in five programs reporting enrollment impacts and one in three seeing increased disruptions tied to immigration enforcement.

May 30
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Considerations for unaccompanied immigrant children in the child welfare reform debat

By | Foster Care, Research, Research Highlight, Unaccompanied Minors, Unaccompanied Minors Research

Considerations for unaccompanied immigrant children in the child welfare reform debate

Zayna Lyon, Kerri Evans, and Morgan Pardue-Kim, Families in Society (February 8, 2025)

This article examines how the debate over child welfare system abolition or reform has overlooked the Office of Refugee Resettlement and the unaccompanied immigrant children it serves, calling for greater data access and participatory research to inform policy and practice.

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