This resource outlines how the Trump administration is imposing fees and fines on unaccompanied children that could total roughly $30,000 for those seeking humanitarian protection, pushing them into debt and raising their risk of exploitation and trafficking.
This resource explains how USCIS is changing public charge decisions for in-U.S. green card applications filed on or after September 18, 2026, and what the shift from the structured 2022 rule means for applicants.
This brief summarizes Trump’s two August 2026 executive orders on birth tourism and birthright citizenship and identifies the harms they pose to U.S.-born children.
This analysis finds that federal investments in children have declined for the fifth straight year, with the Trump administration’s proposed budget cutting $1.842 billion in funding for immigrant and refugee children, including from Title I Migrant Education, refugee assistance programs, and English language acquisition grants.
This piece briefly reviews the new public charge rule and implications for immigrant families, highlighting that its vague standards and broad officer discretion will likely fuel fear among immigrant families.
This piece reviews how immigration enforcement during the 2nd Trump administration is driving a quieter wave of family separations inside the U.S., with fewer reunification resources and a blurring of child protection and immigration enforcement.
This policy position affirms that unaccompanied and separated children are entitled to free, qualified legal representation alongside a guardian in all proceedings affecting them, in line with UN Committee on the Rights of the Child guidance.
These tables compare the legalization provisions of new immigration relief bills introduced primarily in the 119th Congress.
This community explainer answers frequently asked questions about DHS’s July 2026 removal of the 2022 Public Charge rule, including who it affects and when, now that green card applicants face less certainty without the structured guidance officers previously relied on.
This fact sheet clarifies immigrant eligibility rules for child care subsidies and Head Start—relevant since one in four children under six has a foreign-born parent, and many eligible families avoid these programs out of fear or confusion about eligibility.
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