The New Registration Requirement: Frequently Asked Questions
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (April 11, 2025)
This resource reviews the Trump administration’s new registration requirement for non-citizens.
Know Your Rights: Officer Interaction
International Rescue Committee (May 2025)
This know your rights resource provides guidance on what to do in an interaction with an immigration enforcement official in the event of a “welfare check” on unaccompanied children.
Washington’s Family Separation Response Task Force
Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families (n.d.)
This page reviews Washington’s Family Separation Response Task Force, created by Governor Ferguson’s in January 2025, which works to improve statewide policies and develop resources to protect children whose parents face immigration detention or deportation.
Understanding the Needs of Immigrant Families Who Are Involved in the Public Child Welfare System: A Case for Transformation
Kristina Lovato & Sophia Sepp, Families in Society (May 26, 2025)
This article explores an argument for radical reform of the child welfare system to better serve immigrant children and families who face the dual risks from immigration enforcement and child welfare involvement, proposing policy changes to improve service delivery and equity for these children and families.
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
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.
The New Registration Requirement: Frequently Asked Questions
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (April 11, 2025)
This resources answers FAQs about the Trump administration’s new registration requirement for undocumented immigrants.
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
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.
Toolkit to Assist People Facing Expanded Expedited Removal
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (February 21, 2025)
This toolkit is designed for advocates to assist and advise people who might be subject to expedited removal in an encounter with ICE or CBP.
