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What to Know About the Forensic Evaluation for Your Immigration Case

By | Immigration Enforcement, Legal/Law, Practice, Practice Highlight, Youth & Families

What to Know About the Forensic Evaluation for Your Immigration Case

Kids in Need of Defense (October 9, 2026)

This resource helps children and families know what to expect from a forensic evaluation, which can strengthen an immigration case, including what happens during and after the appointment, with self-care tips along the way.

Taking Charge of Your Immigration Case

By | Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Practice, Practice Highlight, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), Unaccompanied Minors, Youth & Families

Taking Charge of Your Immigration Case

Kids in Need of Defense (October 29, 2026)

This resource offers downloadable guides to help unaccompanied children and youth navigate their immigration cases, covering topics like checking USCIS case status, applying for a green card after SIJS approval, and preparing for appointments and hearings.

How to Speak to your Child About Immigration Enforcement

By | Highlighted Resources, Immigration Enforcement, Parenting, Practice, Practice Highlight, Safety, Spanish Resources, Youth & Families

How to Speak to your Child About Immigration Enforcement

Kids in Need of Defense (August 3, 2026)

This guide helps parents and caregivers talk with children about immigration enforcement, with conversation tips, family preparedness strategies, and self-care practices to help children feel safer and less alone.

Arguments for Using the SIJS-based Adjustment Provision to Adjust Based on a Different Petition

By | Immigration Relief, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice, Practice Highlight, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)

Arguments for Using the SIJS-based Adjustment Provision to Adjust Based on a Different Petition

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (April 13, 2026)

This practice alert explores an untested legal argument that young people with approved SIJS petitions may be able to use SIJS-specific adjustment provisions to meet the “inspected and admitted or paroled” requirement when adjusting status through a non-SIJS immigrant petition, such as a spousal petition.

Family Preparedness Plan for Immigrant Families

By | Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Immigration Enforcement, Practice, Practice Highlight, Youth & Families

Family Preparedness Plan for Immigrant Families

Kids in Need of Defense (March 11, 2026)

This family preparedness guide helps immigrant parents and caregivers plan for potential separation by organizing key documents, identifying trusted caregivers, and ensuring children are protected if a parent becomes unavailable.

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