This resource provides a summary of the executive orders and other policies impacting unaccompanied children in the first six months of the Trump administration.
This free comprehensive online training addresses the unique challenges and opportunities when working with immigrant children and families in the child welfare system. It is geared toward child welfare agency administrators, practitioners, and other stakeholders. Three free social work CEUs are available from the NMSU School of Social Work.
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.
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.
This resource addresses the “wellness checks” federal officials are conducting on unaccompanied immigrant children and their sponsors and what families need to know about their rights and seeking legal support.
This policy brief analyzes administrative California child welfare data of undocumented immigrant youth in foster care, finding that immigration status data is often missing and that both U.S. citizens and undocumented youth were more likely to have transition plans than legal residents, highlighting needs for better services and data collection.
This systematic review highlights mental health and social service outcomes of children forcibly separated from their parents during and following the Zero Tolerance Policy and examines barriers and facilitators in accessing social services upon their release from US detention facilities.
This explainer discusses how Congress and the administration have been undermining ORR’s ability to focus on child welfare, family reunification, and safety by tying ORR operations to immigration enforcement actions and provides recommendations on what can be done to support unaccompanied children.
This practice advisory offers guidance to help practitioners navigate removal proceedings for clients with pending or approved SIJS.
This study explores access to special education and inclusive placement for young children of immigrants in Massachusetts.
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