Immigration authorities will now require fingerprints from adults who plan to house migrant children, a policy that advocates warn may lead to more children remaining in crowded shelters.
ICE agents have been given expanded access to data about unaccompanied migrant children, sparking fears that the government could use this information to target undocumented families who take in migrant children.
A new internal ICE memo directs agents to track down and deport unaccompanied migrant children.
The Trump administration announced a slew of immigration related executive orders on its first day in the White House, including related to ending birthright citizenship, expanding immigration enforcement, and ending pathways to humanitarian relief.
The ACLU and other immigrant rights’ organizations sued the Trump administration over its attempt to end birthright citizenship.
The Trump administration has ended the Protected Areas policy, a policy in effect since 2011 instructing ICE not to conduct immigration enforcement operations in certain sensitive locations like schools, hospitals, and churches.
A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration’s executive order ending birthright citizenship.
Despite the recent rescission of the protected areas policy, there are a number of things schools can still do to protect immigrant students’ and families’ rights and access to education.
The Department of Justice has instructed legal service providers who receive federal funding to cease providing legal orientation and access programs that help individuals, families and children at risk of deportation.
In a recent Berkeley Talks podcast, sociology professor Stephanie Canizales discusses her 2024 book, Sin Padres, Ni Papeles, which delves into the experiences of undocumented immigrant youth coming of age in the US without their parents. The podcast also features a panel of Berkeley professors who share their thoughts about the book, including Kristina Lovato, assistant professor of social welfare and CICW director.
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