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Mar 30
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The Scars of Family Detention and Separation in the U.S. Immigration System

By | Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Families Research, Research, Research Highlight, Trauma

The Scars of Family Detention and Separation in the U.S. Immigration System

Shantel Meek, Xigrid Soto-Boykin, Tunette Powell, Key Edyburn, Darielle Blevins, Cinthia Palomino, & Gladys Aponte; The Children’s Equity Project at Arizona State University (February 2026)

This research brief warns that since family detention centers reopened in March 2025, the number of detained families has more than tripled while a growing number of others have lost a parent to deportation, causing documented harm to children’s development, mental health, and education.

Mar 30
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Promoting the rights of immigrant children through state and local action

By | Child Well-Being, Detention, Family Separation, Federal Policy, Highlighted Resources, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, State Policies

Promoting the rights of immigrant children through state and local action

Children’s Rights (March 4, 2026)

This policy brief summarizes how recent federal immigration policies threaten children’s well-being through family separation and detention, and outlines state and local strategies to protect children’s rights and support immigrant families.

Mar 30
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What About My Children Family Separation Among Parents Deported to Honduras

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

What About My Children Family Separation Among Parents Deported to Honduras

Women’s Refugee Commission (March 19, 2026)

This report examines how the second Trump administration’s record-level immigration enforcement has led to widespread family separations, with parents frequently deported without the opportunity to arrange for their children’s care.

Feb 28
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Family Separation as Policy: The Human Cost for Children

By | Family Separation, Federal Policy, Highlighted Resources, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Trauma

Family Separation as Policy: The Human Cost for Children

Victoria Walker, US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (February 6, 2026)

This policy brief argues that government-enforced family separation is not merely a regulatory decision but a traumatic severing of family bonds that undermines child welfare, destabilizes communities, and violates children’s fundamental right to safety and belonging.

Feb 28
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Listening to caregivers of young children about immigration enforcement

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

Listening to caregivers of young children about immigration enforcement

RAPID Survey Project, Stanford Center on Early Childhood (February 24, 2026)

This fact sheet draws on national survey data from parents and child care providers on the widespread impact of intensified federal immigration enforcement in fall 2025, with findings broken down by immigration status to capture how families are experiencing the largest mass deportation effort in U.S. history.

Feb 01
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Protect Your Children: Temporary Guardianship FAQ

By | Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Immigration Enforcement, Practice, Practice Highlight, State Policies, Youth & Families

Protect Your Children: Temporary Guardianship FAQ

World Voices Media and La Red Hispana

This website offers state-by-state guidance on designating temporary guardianship to a trusted adult, with FAQs about establishing emergency contacts or temporary caregivers in case parents are detained or deported and separated from their children.

Feb 01
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Child-Family Separation and Immigration Enforcement in the United States

By | Child Well-Being, Family Separation, Federal Policy, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight

Child-Family Separation and Immigration Enforcement in the United States

Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues (January 14, 2026)

This webinar addresses the 2025 surge in immigration enforcement that has separated hundreds of thousands of children from detained or deported parents, discussing child and family rights, legislative oversight, and family-centered response strategies.

Feb 01
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How the Administration’s Enforcement Policies Are Separating Families and Harming Unaccompanied Children

By | Child Well-Being, Family Separation, Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Trauma, Unaccompanied Minors

How the Administration’s Enforcement Policies Are Separating Families and Harming Unaccompanied Children

Kids in Need of Defense (January 13, 2026)

This policy brief documents how the Trump administration is using government agencies to separate families and remove thousands of children from the U.S., disregarding children’s rights and safety while deepening trauma and blocking reunification, and calls for urgent action to restore protections for family unity and children’s well-being.

Aug 04
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The Trump Administration’s First 100 Days of Immigration Policy: Impacts to Immigrant Children and Families

By | CICW Publications, Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Federal Policy, ICE, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Relief, Law & Policy, Legal/Law, New CICW Resources, Policy Briefs & Analyses, Social Work, Unaccompanied Minors

The Trump Administration’s First 100 Days of Immigration Policy: Impacts to Immigrant Children and Families

CICW Research Workgroup, Center on Immigration and Child Welfare Initiative (August 2025)

This policy brief examines the impacts on immigrant children and families of the Trump administration’s immigration-related actions during his first 100 days in office, and proposes solutions to protect their health and wellbeing.

Aug 03
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Anti-Child and Anti-Family: How the Trump Administration is Targeting the Most Vulnerable Among Us.

By | Family Separation, Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law

Anti-Child and Anti-Family: How the Trump Administration is Targeting the Most Vulnerable Among Us.

Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights (June 3, 2025)

This explainer details how the Trump administration’s policies prioritizing enforcement and family separation are harming children, particularly immigrant children, while governments are also reducing childhood protections and subjecting teens to adult consequences for political purposes.

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