This 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 web seminar discusses: 1) what is happening nationally with immigration law and policy; 2) protections for immigrant families in child welfare; and 3) immigration relief options for children and families.
View the SeminarThis report shows that 68% of detained immigrants in CA are unrepresented. Legal representation can be a major determining factor in the outcome of immigration cases, as those with counsel succeed more than five times as often their unrepresented counterparts. As such, it is both fiscally responsible and morally necessary for CA to defend its residents facing detention and deportation.
Read the ReportThe Urban Institute’s State Immigration Policy Resource compiles state-level immigrant and immigration policies in three major areas: enforcement, public benefit access, and integration.
Access the ResourcesThis 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.
Get the Fact SheetExecutive Orders and implementation memos are examined and developments traced in the courts and Congress.
Get the FactsheetChild well-being and long-term development are impacted by policies’ potential harm to parent-child relationships, education, mental health, and economic security.
Read the PublicationThis report provides details about intentional and unintentional family separation, absence of humanitarian considerations, and effects of these experiences on immigrant families.
Read the ReportRecent Executive Orders are evaluated for how they continue to affect unaccompanied children and their parents or guardians.
Read MorePsychological harm and behavioral consequences from fear and stress can occur in children of immigrant families even if parents are not deported or detained.
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