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Youth & Families

Staying Whole: A Love Letter to Immigrant Parents

By | Immigration Enforcement, Parenting, Practice, Practice Highlight, Youth & Families

Staying Whole: A Love Letter to Immigrant Parents

Children Thrive Action Network, National Parents Union, and Little Justice Leaders (October 2025)

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.

Interactive Website: Deportation Preparation Manual for Immigrant Families

By | Deportation, Detention, Immigration Enforcement, Practice, Social Workers, Youth & Families

Interactive Website: Deportation Preparation Manual for Immigrant Families

Appleseed Network (2025)

This interactive deportation preparation website, based on Appleseed’s Deportation Preparation Manual for Immigrant Families, provides practical and accessible tools for families to prepare for the complex legal, financial, and emotional challenges of detention and deportation.

Deportation Preparation Manual for Immigrant Families

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

Deportation Preparation Manual for Immigrant Families

Appleseed Network (July 2025)

This manual contains detailed information on issues like school safety, child custody, psychological issues for children, and much more in order for immigrant families to prepare for potential deportation. It’s available in both English and Spanish. There is also an accompanying webinar reviewing the manual.

Immigration “Wellness Checks” For Children: What sponsors, household members, and young people need to know

By | Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Practice Highlight, Unaccompanied Minors, Youth & Families

Immigration “Wellness Checks” For Children: What sponsors, household members, and young people need to know

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (July 16, 2025)

This resource addresses the “wellness checks” federal officials are conducting on unaccompanied immigrant children and their sponsors and what families need to know about their rights and seeking legal support.

Protecting Children in Schools Against Immigration Enforcement: What Schools and Parents Can Do

By | Immigration Enforcement, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers, Youth & Families

Protecting Children in Schools Against Immigration Enforcement: What Schools and Parents Can Do

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (July 28, 2025)

This resource toolkit provides guidance for students, parents, and school administrators on how to prepare for immigration enforcement at schools while explaining the constitutional protections and educational rights that remain in place despite recent policy changes under the Trump administration.

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