This article profiles two D.C. families—one establishing emergency guardianship for their son in case of deportation, and another agreeing to take him in—as part of a series examining how immigrant families are preparing for potential family separation under the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement.
Jeremy Loudenback, The Imprint (October 17, 2025)
CA governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that expands caregiving options for children whose parents face deportation by allowing relatives to become guardians and enabling parents to designate temporary legal guardians. It also prohibits daycare providers from collecting immigration information.
In this article, families describe how Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order disrupted their plans and prompted them to consider premature births or relocating outside the United States.
This article describes the harsh conditions of ICE detention in Texas, including ‘prison-like’ conditions such as lack of clean water, inadequate medical care and poor food.
A federal judge has issued a ruling that stops the Trump administration directive aiming to exclude certain immigrant children from Head Start.
The Trump administration has reportedly resumed family separations as a coercion tactic against immigrants and asylum seekers, with officials allegedly retaliating against those challenging deportation by misclassifying separated children as unaccompanied minors.
The federal government is offering unaccompanied migrant children aged 14 and older $2,500 to voluntarily return or “self deport” to their home countries, raising concerns among advocates.
This article reviews Trump administration actions against unaccompanied minors and what can be done to support this vulnerable population.
A federal judge temporarily issued an order to ICE to stop placing unaccompanied immigrant children into adult detention once they turn 18.
Immigration authorities are detaining hundreds of children beyond the federally mandated 20-day limit, with over 600 juveniles held in ICE custody during July alone.
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