The Budget Reconciliation Law will harm unaccompanied children and families
Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights (August 14, 2025)
This resources describes the impacts of the budget reconciliation law on immigrant child and families.
Trump Administration 2.0 Immigration Updates
ABA Children’s Immigration Law Academy (July 29, 2025)
This resource provides a summary of the executive orders and other policies impacting unaccompanied children in the first six months of the Trump administration.
Fact Sheet for Child Welfare & Guardianship Stakeholders: ICE Policies and Standards Related to Detained Parents & Legal Guardians
U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (July 2025)
This fact sheet reviews ICE policies and standards for child welfare stakeholders under the Detained Parents Directive, revised in July 2025.
Facilitating Visitation: Parents in ICE Custody & Minor Children
U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (July 2025)
This flyer reviews how to locate a parent in ICE detention and who to contact to facilitate visitation between parents and minor children.
The 2025 ICE Detained Parents Directive: Practice Advisory for Child Welfare Agency Administrators & Practitioners
Center on Immigration and Child Welfare Initiative & Casey Family Programs (August 2025)
This practice advisory reviews the 2025 Detained Parents Directive and provides recommendations to child welfare administrators and practitioners on how to utilize the Directive to advocate for immigrant children and families.
Supporting Immigrant Children and Families in the Child Welfare System: Challenges & Best Practices for Child Welfare Agencies & Practitioners
Megan Finno-Velasquez and Sophia Sepp, New Mexico State University, School of Social Work (August 2025)
This free comprehensive online training addresses the unique challenges and opportunities when working with immigrant children and families in the child welfare system. It is geared toward child welfare agency administrators, practitioners, and other stakeholders. Three free social work CEUs are available from the NMSU School of Social Work.
The Trump Administration’s First 100 Days of Immigration Policy: Impacts to Immigrant Children and Families
CICW Research Workgroup, Center on Immigration and Child Welfare Initiative (August 2025)
This policy brief examines the impacts on immigrant children and families of the Trump administration’s immigration-related actions during his first 100 days in office, and proposes solutions to protect their health and wellbeing.
We don’t turn away families”: Systematic support of immigrant families with young children during and after the COVID pandemic
Carolina Villamil Grest, Megan Finno-Velasquez, Anayeli Lopez, & Sophia Sepp; Journal of Human Rights and Social Work (2023)
This study along the US-Mexico border found that local-level solutions including community organizing, immigrant inclusion in agency practices, community partnerships, and sanctuary policies can help overcome structural barriers and ensure equitable access to health and social services for immigrant families.
Behind the Scenes: Mapping How State and Local Governments Implement Language Access Measures
Migration Policy Institute (May 2025)
This report examines how state and local governments implement language access measures, finding that while there’s no universal approach, governments can learn from existing efforts and adapt strategies to their own contexts and needs.
“It’s Horrible to Live Like This”: Immigration Policy’s Real-Time Impact on Young Children
Juliana Zhou & Elisa Minoff, Center for the Study of Social Policy (July 16, 2025)
This brief details interviews with child care providers who report that the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda is causing families to withdraw toddlers from care, children to experience heightened anxiety, and providers to fear for their own safety while trying to support immigrant families.
