Immigration Policy Tracking Project
This website, which is continually updated, includes a complete compilation of Trump 1.0 and 2.0 immigration policies, in an indexed, summarized, and searchable format with key source documents.
Amicus Brief Details Harms to Infants and Children of Restrictions on Birthright Citizenship
Wendy Cervantes, CLASP (March 4, 2026)
This amicus brief outlines the immediate and long-term harms to babies and children if birthright citizenship is eliminated.
What States & Local Governments Can Do to Support Immigrants’ Financial Stability
National Consumer Law Center (April 17, 2026)
This issue brief outlines concrete steps state and local governments can take to protect immigrant communities from financial exploitation and consumer abuse across areas like housing, fraud, privacy, and language access.
Practice Alert: Guidance on Adjustment of Status for Youth with Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Using INA § 245(h) with a Non-SIJS Petition
National Immigration Project (April 14, 2026)
This practice alert outlines a potential argument that may allow immigrant youth with approved special juvenile status petitions to access a broader path to permanent residency, even when pursuing non-SIJS immigration cases.
The March 2026 Visa Bulletin: What It Means for SIJS Youth
National Immigration Project (February 26, 2026)
The March 2026 Visa Bulletin opens a new window for many young people with Special Immigrant Juvenile Status to apply for a green card and work authorization, and this resource guides advocates through the adjustment of status filing process.
Policies that harm or help? How anti-immigrant policies threaten and deepen inequalities for immigrant children, youth, and families
Dr. Sophia Rodriguez, The Institute of Human Development and Social Change (2026)
This policy analysis reviews the exclusionary policies impacting immigrant youth and their families.
Impacts of Immigration Policies on Families
Leisy J. Abrego & Lucia León, Annual Review of Sociology (January 23, 2025)
This review examines how the complex U.S. immigration system affects immigrant families’ access to opportunity, health, education, and safety. It urges scholars to study impacts from the migration journey through settlement while centering ethics in research with families made vulnerable by immigration laws.
Screening for Immigration Relief: Client Intake Form and Notes
ILRC Attorneys, Immigrant Legal Resource Center (October 2, 2025)
This resource provides a comprehensive client intake form with accompanying guidance notes to help practitioners screen for immigration relief options, identify potential issues, and assess eligibility pathways during the initial assessment stage.
The Budget Reconciliation Law will harm unaccompanied children and families
Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights (August 14, 2025)
This resources describes the impacts of the budget reconciliation law on immigrant child and families.
Trump Administration 2.0 Immigration Updates
ABA Children’s Immigration Law Academy (July 29, 2025)
This resource provides a summary of the executive orders and other policies impacting unaccompanied children in the first six months of the Trump administration.
