This report documents that over 400 of the more than 1,200 immigration enforcement incidents examined across eight states involved agent misconduct during Trump’s second term, and offers recommendations for reform of a broken system.
This family preparedness guide helps immigrant parents and caregivers plan for potential separation by organizing key documents, identifying trusted caregivers, and ensuring children are protected if a parent becomes unavailable.
This report examines how family separation is occurring across the U.S., identifies gaps in government data that hinder reunification efforts, and offers child- and family-centered policy and practice recommendations for protecting family unity while enforcing immigration law.
This report based on interviews with 67 early care and education providers across seven states details how federal immigration enforcement is destabilizing the workers and systems that support the nation’s youngest children.
This report finds ICE routinely violated its own family unity and medical care policies, deporting parents without allowing them to make arrangements for their children and failing to provide adequate care for pregnant and postpartum women.
This data brief warns that the rollback of sensitive locations protections is endangering children, families, and early childhood educators—with nearly one in five programs reporting enrollment impacts and one in three seeing increased disruptions tied to immigration enforcement.
This report draws on interviews with 56 immigrant parents and 67 service providers across seven states to paint a stark picture of how the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement has destabilized families with young children, eroding their sense of safety in even the most everyday spaces.
This interactive tool estimates how many children — including U.S. citizens — have likely been separated from a detained parent under different enforcement scenarios.
This analysis finds that nearly half of Americans aware of immigration enforcement in their communities feared ICE contact in 2025, with ripple effects extending beyond immigrant families — including children experiencing emotional distress, adults avoiding essential activities, and families forgoing public benefits.
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