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Legal Professionals

Expedited Removal and Unaccompanied Children: An FAQ

By | Deportation, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Legal Professionals, Practice, Practice Highlight, Unaccompanied Minors

Expedited Removal and Unaccompanied Children: An FAQ

Immigrant Legal Resource Center, Children’s Immigration Law Academy, and National Immigration Project (November 21, 2025)

This resource addresses concerns about the Trump administration’s January 2025 expansion of expedited removal to the U.S. interior, providing common questions and legal arguments against applying this deportation process to unaccompanied children or special immigrant juvenile status recipients.

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: What Practitioners Need to Know

By | Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Legal Professionals, Practice, Practice Highlight

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: What Practitioners Need to Know

ILRC Attorneys, Immigrant Legal Resource Center (December 19, 2025)

This practice advisory outlines ongoing DACA trends, policy changes, and potential future scenarios amid uncertain litigation and Trump administration attacks on immigrants, providing crucial information for advocates to help DACA holders strategize and prepare for possible changes to the program.

Expedited Removal and Unaccompanied Children: An FAQ

By | Deportation, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Legal Professionals, Practice, Practice Highlight, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), Unaccompanied Minors

Expedited Removal and Unaccompanied Children: An FAQ

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (November 21, 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.

Screening for Immigration Relief: Client Intake Form and Notes

By | Immigration Relief, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice, Practice Highlight

Screening for Immigration Relief: Client Intake Form and Notes

ILRC Attorneys, Immigrant Legal Resource Center (October 2, 2025)

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.

Quick Guide: Defending SIJS Clients in Removal Proceedings

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

Quick Guide: Defending SIJS Clients in Removal Proceedings

Immigrant Legal Resource Center & End SIJS Backlog Coalition

This advisory outlines strategies for advocating against a client’s deportation and ensuring a strong record for appeal during removal proceedings for clients seeking SIJS.

The Laken Riley Act & Juvenile Delinquency

By | Detention, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice, Practice Highlight

The Laken Riley Act & Juvenile Delinquency

Kathy Brady, Rachel Prandini, and Aruna Sury, Immigrant Legal Resource Center (February 7, 2025)

This practice advisory analyzes whether juvenile delinquency acts would trigger the mandatory immigration detention provisions of the Laken Riley Act, arguing they should not based on longstanding immigration precedent.

Resources for Families Facing Deportation and Separation

By | Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Highlighted Resources, ICE, Immigration Enforcement, Legal Professionals, Parental Interests Directive, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Workers, Spanish Resources, Topics, Youth & Families

Resources for Families Facing Deportation and Separation

Women’s Refugee Commission (Updated )

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.

Protecting Assets & Child Custody in the Face of Deportation

By | Deportation, Immigration Enforcement, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers, Youth & Families

Protecting Assets & Child Custody in the Face of Deportation

Appleseed Network (Updated June 2025)

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.

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