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Immigration Enforcement

Deportation Threatens the Psychological, Physical, and Socioeconomic Well-being of Children and Families

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

Deportation Threatens the Psychological, Physical, and Socioeconomic Well-being of Children and Families

Society for Research in Child Development (March 2025)

This policy brief explores how immigration enforcement and anti-immigrant policies act as adverse childhood experiences, creating negative consequences for children’s psychological, physical, and socioeconomic well-being.

Schools and Immigrant Students Navigate an Era of Rising Immigration Enforcement

By | Federal Policy, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law

Schools and Immigrant Students Navigate an Era of Rising Immigration Enforcement

Julie Sugarman, Migration Policy Institute (April 2025)

This resource reviews how schools are responding to shifting immigration enforcement policies under the second Trump administration to preserve educational access for immigrant students.

What will deportations mean for the child welfare system?

By | Child Welfare System Research, Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Foster Care, Immigration Enforcement, Research

What will deportations mean for the child welfare system?

Matthew Lisiecki, Kevin Velasco, and Tara Watson; Brookings Institution (April 22, 2025)

This article explores the implications of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts on the millions of U.S. citizen children living with undocumented family members, and the state and local child welfare systems that may serve them. 

Immigrant Families Express Worry as They Prepare for Policy Changes

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

Immigrant Families Express Worry as They Prepare for Policy Changes

Hamutal Bernstein, Dulce Gonzalez, & Diana Guelespe, Urban Institute (March 12, 2025)

This research brief provides insight into immigrant families’ experiences in the wake of the 2024 election, including worry about engaging in essential activities, deportation concerns, and taking protective steps to prepare for a potential changes to immigration status.

Detained or Deported: What About My Children?

By | Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Highlighted Resources, Immigration Enforcement, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Workers, Youth & Families

Detained or Deported: What About My Children?

Women’s Refugee Commission (February 26, 2025)

This toolkit provides detained and deported parents with crucial information for protecting and maintaining parental rights and making decisions regarding the care of their children. It also provides practitioners and family members with information to ensure that family unity and children’s best interests are taken into consideration in immigration decisions.

Factsheet: Trump’s Rescission of Protected Areas Policies Undermines Safety for All

By | Federal Policy, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law

Factsheet: Trump’s Rescission of Protected Areas Policies Undermines Safety for All

Lynn Damiano Pearson, National Immigration Law Center (February 26, 2025)

This factsheet reviews the protected areas policy, current applicable laws, and strategies for advocates and communities to ensure immigrants can continue accessing vital community resources and services.

The Laken Riley Act & Juvenile Delinquency

By | Detention, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice, Practice Highlight

The Laken Riley Act & Juvenile Delinquency

Kathy Brady, Rachel Prandini, and Aruna Sury, Immigrant Legal Resource Center (February 7, 2025)

This practice advisory analyzes whether juvenile delinquency acts would trigger the mandatory immigration detention provisions of the Laken Riley Act, arguing they should not based on longstanding immigration precedent.

Factsheet: Trump’s Rescission of Protected Areas Policies Undermines Safety for All

By | Federal Policy, ICE, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law

Factsheet: Trump’s Rescission of Protected Areas Policies Undermines Safety for All

Lynn Damiano Pearson, National Immigration Law Center (January 21, 2025)

This fact sheet reviews the recently rescinded Protected Areas policy and what advocates and communities can do to support immigrants in continuing to access services and spaces in their communities.

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