This short screening sheet is designed to help child welfare professionals identify potential avenues for noncitizen youth to gain legal status.
Get the Screening QuestionsThis Urban Institute-MPI report examines the involvement of families with a deported parent with health and social service systems, as well as their needs and the barriers they face accessing such services.
Read the ReportThis webpage contains various state-specific resources to help support immigrants, legal practitioners, and advocates in assisting and preparing families at risk of detention or deportation.
View the WebpageThe Russell Sage Foundation published this journal issue, with various articles that examine policy changes and how they have affected the welfare of undocumented immigrants, their families, and their communities.
Get the JournalAvailable in both English and Spanish, this guide helps immigrant parents understand their rights and prepare for the possibility of separation.
Get the GuideNew video helps Spanish-speaking parents understand how to communicate with their children in uncertain immigration circumstances.
Watch the VideoChild well-being and long-term development are impacted by policies’ potential harm to parent-child relationships, education, mental health, and economic security.
Read the PublicationThis report provides details about intentional and unintentional family separation, absence of humanitarian considerations, and effects of these experiences on immigrant families.
Read the ReportRecent Executive Orders are evaluated for how they continue to affect unaccompanied children and their parents or guardians.
Read MoreThis document offers a brief overview of law and resources for child welfare attorneys and others who seek options for immigrant children or parents.
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