This policy brief documents how the Trump administration’s immigration policies are separating families and undermining children’s rights and safety, and calls for an urgent recommitment to protections that prioritize family unity and children’s well-being.
This spotlight documents how escalating ICE and CBP enforcement is deterring unaccompanied children from accessing public education amid emerging threats to the Plyler v. Doe ruling that guarantees all children the right to attend school regardless of immigration status.
This website, which is continually updated, includes a complete compilation of Trump 1.0 and 2.0 immigration policies, in an indexed, summarized, and searchable format with key source documents.
This amicus brief outlines the immediate and long-term harms to babies and children if birthright citizenship is eliminated.
This resource summarizes recent changes to healthcare, nutrition, and other public benefit programs by immigration status.
This policy brief summarizes how recent federal immigration policies threaten children’s well-being through family separation and detention, and outlines state and local strategies to protect children’s rights and support immigrant families.
This policy brief argues that government-enforced family separation is not merely a regulatory decision but a traumatic severing of family bonds that undermines child welfare, destabilizes communities, and violates children’s fundamental right to safety and belonging.
This report discusses how recent policy changes within ORR that break down pathways to release are keeping children in detention for prolonged periods of time
This policy analysis reviews the exclusionary policies impacting immigrant youth and their families.
This webinar addresses the 2025 surge in immigration enforcement that has separated hundreds of thousands of children from detained or deported parents, discussing child and family rights, legislative oversight, and family-centered response strategies.
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