How You Can Help Separated Families and Ensure Protection for Children
Kids in Need of Defense (June 28, 2018)
This page provides some simple steps and actions you can take to support and advocate for separated families.
Fact Sheet on Family Separation
CLINIC (August 9, 2018)
This fact sheet describes the process by which the Trump Administration carried out family separation and how the related federal court ruling Ms. L v. ICE addresses family separation.
Separated Children Resources Website
Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health (July 2018)
The Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health has developed a website with resources to support families who have been separated during their time of need. Two types of resources are available: resources for children who have been separated from their parents and resources for caregivers and social service providers working to support these children and their families.
Research and Policy Perspectives on Separating (and Reconnecting) Children and Parents: Implications for Families on the Border
Zero to Thrive, University of Michigan Center for Human Growth & Development (July 2018)
The report highlights research evidence on the science of early childhood development, stress and trauma, and implications of family separation and reunions for very young children.
Legal Referrals for Asylum Seeking Families
The Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (August 2018)
ASAP has created a spreadsheet of Legal Referrals for Asylum-Seeking Families, which lists (1) hundreds of private immigration attorneys in many states and (2) information on pro se help desks and other limited scope representation efforts in various cities. Additional resources are available here.
The Science is Clear: Separating Families has Long-term Damaging Psychological and Health Consequences for Children, Families, and Communities
Society for Research in Child Development (June 20, 2018)
This Statement of Evidence highlights research and data on the damaging effects of family separation on children, families, and communities.
Five Ways Trump’s Enforcement Regime is Devastating Children and Families
Women’s Refugee Commission (July 2018)
This publication discusses some of the human rights abuses resulting from the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement policies.
Developing Sustainable Repatriation and Reintegration Programs for Children and Families Separated by Borders
Elaine Weisman, LGSW/MPH and Fecility Sackville Northcott, PhD; International Social Service-USA & the Center on Immigration and Child Welfare (July 2018)
This CICW practice brief provides recommendations about best practices for ensuring that children and/or their caregivers facing deportation are provided with necessary pre-departure and reintegration services to support safe and sustainable return.
UPDATE: New Way to Reach the Immigrant Connection Project
Vera Institute of Justice (July, 2018)
Vera Institute of Justice and New America announce a new way to reach the Immigrant Connection Project (ICON). Parents and their advocates can now reach us for free via Facebook messenger from abroad, by toll free telephone from inside the United States or from immigration detention, or via email from anywhere.
