This study explores access to special education and inclusive placement for young children of immigrants in Massachusetts.
This systematic review synthesized data on the detrimental impact of immigration detention on children’s mental health, including high rates of depression and PTSD, underscoring the need for alternative immigration policies that eliminate the detention of children and families.
This study explores the challenges faced by Mexican and Central American mothers and youth reunifying in the U.S. after migration-related separations, highlighting the ongoing trauma, ambiguous loss, migratory grief, and attachment disruptions that impact their relationships, while also noting mothers’ efforts to repair these bonds.
This policy brief explores how immigration enforcement and anti-immigrant policies act as adverse childhood experiences, creating negative consequences for children’s psychological, physical, and socioeconomic well-being.
This resource reviews how schools are responding to shifting immigration enforcement policies under the second Trump administration to preserve educational access for immigrant students.
This paper proposes comprehensive policy recommendations to support children in immigrant families, including access to permanent immigration status, culturally responsive mental health services, safe spaces, child-centered immigration policies, expanded access to public programs, and robust research.
This resource reviews key considerations and recommendations on how child protection agencies can address the immigration needs of non-citizen children in foster care.
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.
This resources answers FAQs about the Trump administration’s new registration requirement for undocumented immigrants.
This article explores the implications of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts on the millions of U.S. citizen children living with undocumented family members, and the state and local child welfare systems that may serve them.
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