This guide is designed to provide an overview of detention, deportation, and other immigration status-related stress and their impact on children and families, as well as suggestions for how school personnel can support families in this situation.
Get the GuideA list of resources available to help individuals prepare for ICE raids, as well as information and resources for how to prepare/proceed in the face of other immigration enforcement actions.
Get the Resource ListThis 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 ReportA practice resource for attorneys determining the eligibility of DACA seekers for longer-term immigration relief options.
Get the ResourceThis resource guide about education and immigration provides immigrant students and their families with safety tips and information about their rights if confronted by ICE.
Access BookletDesigned for practitioners who are representing child clients in removal proceedings or advising family members of child clients in removal proceedings, this practice advisory offers multiple tips including risk mitigation strategies.
Read the AdvisoryAvailable in both English and Spanish, this guide helps immigrant parents understand their rights and prepare for the possibility of separation.
Get the GuideThis fact sheet provides an overview of these citizen children and the risks and challenges they may face as well as mechanisms designed to protect them when a parent is detained/deported.
Get the FactsheetThis fact sheet, subtitled “Why ICE is Sending Immigration Warrants to Local Law Enforcement and What it Means,” explains the differences between warrants and detainers and describes how each is used in immigration enforcement.
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