These guides and reports provide information about family separation, safety planning, and child welfare for families facing detention and deportation. The documents provide tools for preventing family separation and resources for families caught between the immigration and child welfare systems. Available in English and Spanish.
This manual, originally published in 2012, and accompanying resources address potential issues immigrant families may confront in the face of deportation and provide guidance for supporting immigrant families facing immigration enforcement. It is in the process of being updated for 2025.
This practice alert reviews successful and unsuccessful arguments for use when an SIJS petition is filed on or after the youth’s 21st birthday.
This resource reviews self-care practices for advocates and professionals working with unaccompanied immigrant youth.
This practice advisory reviews the new “Keeping Families Together” parole in place process for certain spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens.
This practice advisory reviews common employment-based visa options for DACA recipients.
This practice advisory reviews the important role of ORR records in an immigration case and the process to request them.
This page offers announcements and resources on the Parole-in-Place program announced June 18, 2024.
This Practice Advisory provides recommendations on what information to include in state court predicate orders for SIJS in California and includes samples.
This practice advisory reviews common employment-based visa options for DACA recipients.
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