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Immigrant Eligibility for Federal Child Care and Early Education Programs

By | Early Childhood, Federal Policy, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight

Immigrant Eligibility for Federal Child Care and Early Education Programs

Mikayla Slaydon & Hannah Matthews, CLASP (Updated June 17, 2026)

This fact sheet clarifies immigrant eligibility rules for child care subsidies and Head Start—relevant since one in four children under six has a foreign-born parent, and many eligible families avoid these programs out of fear or confusion about eligibility.

ORR’s Indefinite Detention of Unaccompanied Children Inflicts Trauma and Thwarts Due Process

By | Detention, Federal Policy, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Youth, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Trauma, Unaccompanied Minors

ORR’s Indefinite Detention of Unaccompanied Children Inflicts Trauma and Thwarts Due Process

Kids in Need of Defense (March 25, 2026)

This timeline and analysis document how the Trump administration’s rollbacks of ORR protections for unaccompanied children are driving indefinite detention, deepening trauma, and undermining due process.

Guía para madres y padres retornados a Honduras con hijos/as menores de 18 años en Estados Unidos

By | Deportation, Family Separation, Highlighted Resources, Parenting, Practice, Practice Highlight, Transnational Resources, Youth & Families

Guía para madres y padres retornados a Honduras con hijos/as menores de 18 años en Estados Unidos

Kids in Need of Defense (March 17, 2026)

This guide outlines the essential steps for parents deciding whether to reunite with their children in Honduras or arrange care for them in the U.S. in their absence, along with resources for further help.

Quick Guide: Defending SIJS Clients in Removal Proceedings

By | Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Legal Professionals, Practice, Practice Highlight, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)

Quick Guide: Defending SIJS Clients in Removal Proceedings

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (June 2, 2026)

This updated practice advisory offers strategies for advocating against removal and preserving the record for appeal at every stage of an SIJS client’s case.

Considerations for unaccompanied immigrant children in the child welfare reform debat

By | Foster Care, Research, Research Highlight, Unaccompanied Minors, Unaccompanied Minors Research

Considerations for unaccompanied immigrant children in the child welfare reform debate

Zayna Lyon, Kerri Evans, and Morgan Pardue-Kim, Families in Society (February 8, 2025)

This article examines how the debate over child welfare system abolition or reform has overlooked the Office of Refugee Resettlement and the unaccompanied immigrant children it serves, calling for greater data access and participatory research to inform policy and practice.

Even the Playground Isn’t Safe: How Immigration Policies are Harming Our Youngest Children

By | Child Well-Being, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research, Research Highlight

Even the Playground Isn’t Safe: How Immigration Policies are Harming Our Youngest Children

Suma Setty, Kaelin Rapport, CLASP (April 16, 2026)

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.

How the Administration’s Enforcement Policies Are Separating Families and Harming Unaccompanied Children

By | Child Well-Being, Family Separation, Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Unaccompanied Minors

How the Administration’s Enforcement Policies Are Separating Families and Harming Unaccompanied Children

KIND (January 13, 2026)

This policy brief documents how the Trump administration’s immigration policies are separating families and undermining children’s rights and safety, and calls for an urgent recommitment to protections that prioritize family unity and children’s well-being.

Undermining Children’s Access to Education

By | Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Unaccompanied Minors

Undermining Children’s Access to Education

KIND (March 19, 2026)

This spotlight documents how escalating ICE and CBP enforcement is deterring unaccompanied children from accessing public education amid emerging threats to the Plyler v. Doe ruling that guarantees all children the right to attend school regardless of immigration status.

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