This report lifts up the voices of newcomer youth and service providers in the Bay Area to reveal how systemic barriers deepen inequities despite California’s strong immigrant commitments, and highlights key challenges, recommendations, and an overview of state-funded programs serving these youth.
This timeline follows the policy changes that have eroded child welfare and anti-trafficking safeguards for children seeking safety in the United States during the 2nd Trump administration.
This guide equips professionals with trauma-informed, child-centered strategies to help children prepare for potential immigration enforcement encounters while managing their emotional well-being and safety.
This resource provides an FAQ for advocates about the new public charge rule proposed in November 2025.
This resource addresses concerns about the Trump administration’s January 2025 expansion of expedited removal and provides arguments against applying this deportation process to young people who entered as unaccompanied children or have approved SIJS.
This resource provides a comprehensive client intake form with accompanying guidance notes to help practitioners screen for immigration relief options, identify potential issues, and assess eligibility pathways during the initial assessment stage.
This resource, available in English and Spanish, provides immigrant parents with mental health support, safety planning guidance, and strategies for talking with their children during immigration enforcement, addressing the emotional toll of federal immigration policies on families and communities.
This briefing examines recent ORR policy changes, documents the barriers and extended custody times children face, presents expert psychological analysis of the harms caused, and proposes congressional solutions to improve outcomes for unaccompanied children in federal care.
This issue brief examines Trump administration and Congressional actions that restrict immigrants’ access to health coverage and care, analyzing how these changes will likely increase uninsured rates, reduce healthcare access, and negatively impact long-term health outcomes and economic productivity.
This study analyzes how ORR shelter staff interpret and implement “best interest” standards for unaccompanied children, finding that narrow compliance measures may obscure children’s lived experiences and affect their perceived deservingness of legal relief in immigration court.
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