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.
This new report provides an in-depth look into the consequences of the first Trump administration’s zero tolerance policy, and finds that the resulting forcible family separations were an intentional, targeted policy choice despite knowledge of the inevitable human suffering.
This blueprint reviews issues and policies impacting unaccompanied children and provides recommendations the U.S. government can take to improve child protection and well-being.
This white paper explores two misconceptions: 1) that family separations at the U.S.-Mexico border began under the Trump administration; and 2) that they ended with the election of President Biden, arguing that family separation has been a longtime feature of CBP enforcement, and continues today.
This study explored the impacts of parental deportation on the health and well-being of U.S. citizen children of Mexican immigrants.
This book reviews the history and politics of immigration enforcement and detention centers operated by private prison companies, featuring the stories of children and parents and highlighting the negatives impacts to children’s growth and development.
This resource reviews frequently asked questions about opportunities for parole for immigrant families separated under the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy.
This article examines the impacts of the Zero Tolerance Policy on unaccompanied minors, including their numbers, time in ORR custody, and likelihood of family reunification.
This qualitative study examines children’s experiences of discrimination, parental deportation or threat thereof, and perceived impacts on mental health, and revealed detrimental impacts to their psychological well-being.
This report reviews the progress of the Biden administration in protecting unaccompanied children, identifying positive outcomes, needed actions, and how Congress should assist.
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