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Oct 03
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Flourishing immigrant youth, families, and educators: a multi-methods pilot study of a school-based program for immigrant rights

By | Child Well-Being, Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Research, Research Highlight

Flourishing immigrant youth, families, and educators: a multi-methods pilot study of a school-based program for immigrant rights

Germán A. Cadenas, Raquel Sosa, Lorena Tule-Romain, Viridiana Carrizales, Pablo Arenas Gallo, and Claudia M. Castillo-Lavergne; Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community (August 3, 2026)

A pilot study of a school-based immigrant rights education program found high levels of empowerment and well-being among 137 participants, with a direct link between legal rights empowerment and psychological well-being across all three program versions.

Oct 03
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The Justice Gap for Unaccompanied Children in US Immigration Court: Rurality, Resources, and Client Characteristics as Determinants of Access to Counsel

By | Immigrant Youth, Research, Research Highlight, Unaccompanied Minors, Unaccompanied Minors Research

The Justice Gap for Unaccompanied Children in US Immigration Court: Rurality, Resources, and Client Characteristics as Determinants of Access to Counsel

Chiara Galli and Tatiana Padilla, Law & Social Inquiry (February 18, 2026)

A study of nearly 400,000 immigration court cases finds that unaccompanied minors’ access to legal representation is shaped not only by geography and resource availability but also by client characteristics like gender, age, nationality, and Indigeneity, highlighting deep inequities in who receives counsel in removal proceedings.

Aug 29
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Child welfare systems and heightened deportation efforts: State and local agency experiences

By | Child Welfare System Research, Deportation, Foster Care, Immigration Enforcement, Parental Interests Directive, Research

Child welfare systems and heightened deportation efforts: State and local agency experiences

Mark Greenberg & Mallory VanMeeter, Chapin Hall (July 2026)

This study of 13 jurisdictions finds that few children are entering foster care immediately after parental deportation, likely because relatives and trusted adults are stepping in, but warns that limited access to support could make this a growing concern over time.

Aug 29
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Unaccompanied Children in America: A Reference Handbook

By | Family Separation, Immigrant Youth, Research, Research Highlight, Unaccompanied Minors, Unaccompanied Minors Research

Unaccompanied Children in America: A Reference Handbook

Robert G. Hasson III, Bloomsbury (June 25, 2026)

This comprehensive resource addresses key questions about unaccompanied immigrant children, from migration risks and policy frameworks to the agencies responsible for housing, processing, and determining the legal status of these children.

Aug 29
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Immigrant Parents’ Beliefs About the U.S. Child Welfare: System: The Role of Information Sources and Familiarity

By | Child Welfare System Research, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Parenting, Research, Research Highlight, Social Work

Immigrant Parents’ Beliefs About the U.S. Child Welfare: System: The Role of Information Sources and Familiarity

Maryam Rafieifar, Yangjin Park, Chien-jen Chiang, Blessing Ramsey-Soroghaye, Yao Wang, and Sajede Tavakoli; International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice (August 14, 2026)

This study finds that immigrant families with little direct knowledge of the U.S. child welfare system still hold strong beliefs about it, shaped by media and community narratives, highlighting the need for culturally responsive, multilingual outreach from child welfare agencies and immigrant-serving organizations.

Aug 02
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Agents of Chaos and Cruelty: How the Trump Administration’s National Deportation Policing Force Has Attacked American Communities

By | Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research, Research Highlight

Agents of Chaos and Cruelty: How the Trump Administration’s National Deportation Policing Force Has Attacked American Communities

Denise C. Bell & Naureen Shah, American Civil Liberties Union (July 16, 2026)

This report documents that over 400 of the more than 1,200 immigration enforcement incidents examined across eight states involved agent misconduct during Trump’s second term, and offers recommendations for reform of a broken system.

Aug 02
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A growing effort to restrict immigrants’ access to public benefits

By | Immigrant Families Research, Public Charge, Research, Research Highlight

A growing effort to restrict immigrants’ access to public benefits

Mark Greenberg, Brookings Institution (July 24, 2026)

This piece examines how the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict immigrant access to benefits and services extend far beyond typical welfare programs to affect lawfully residing immigrants and citizen family members alike.

Aug 02
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Toward a typology of government-sanctioned child maltreatment: A scoping review of the harms of U.S. immigration enforcement

By | Child Maltreatment, Deportation, Detention, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research

Toward a typology of government-sanctioned child maltreatment: A scoping review of the harms of U.S. immigration enforcement

Michael T. Zuch, Zayna Lyon, Vania S. Buck, Morgan Pardue-Kim, Linda-Jeanne Mack, & Robin Hernandez-Mekonnen; Social Science & Medicine (July 1, 2026)
This scoping review of 71 studies finds that immigration enforcement harms to children—through parental detention and deportation, child detention, and intensified enforcement climate—align with federal and state definitions of child maltreatment in the vast majority of cases, supporting the framing of these actions as government-sanctioned child abuse.
Aug 02
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Child-Family Separation and Pathways to Reunification in the Context of U.S. Immigration Enforcement

By | Family Separation, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research

Child-Family Separation and Pathways to Reunification in the Context of U.S. Immigration Enforcement

Georgetown Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues (July 13, 2026)

This report examines how family separation is occurring across the U.S., identifies gaps in government data that hinder reunification efforts, and offers child- and family-centered policy and practice recommendations for protecting family unity while enforcing immigration law.

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