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Interactive Website: Deportation Preparation Manual for Immigrant Families

By | Deportation, Detention, Immigration Enforcement, Practice, Social Workers, Youth & Families

Interactive Website: Deportation Preparation Manual for Immigrant Families

Appleseed Network (2025)

This interactive deportation preparation website, based on Appleseed’s Deportation Preparation Manual for Immigrant Families, provides practical and accessible tools for families to prepare for the complex legal, financial, and emotional challenges of detention and deportation.

A Data Profile of Young Dual Language Learners and Implications for Early Childhood Programs

By | Immigrant Families Research, Language Issues, Research, Research Highlight

A Data Profile of Young Dual Language Learners and Implications for Early Childhood Programs

Katherine Habben and Victoria Kim, Migration Policy Institute (August 2025)

This series of fact sheets highlights the key characteristics of dual language learner children and their households, emphasizing both the diversity of this population and factors that may hinder access to early childhood services.

Immigrant Service Access Needs and Recommendations in the U.S.–Mexico Border Region: A Qualitative Study

By | Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Immigrant Families Research, Public Charge, Research, Research Highlight

Immigrant Service Access Needs and Recommendations in the U.S.–Mexico Border Region: A Qualitative Study

Megan Finno-Velasquez, Carolina Villamil Grest, Sophia Sepp, Danisha Baro & Gloria Brownell; Social Sciences, Special Issue on International Social Work Practices with Immigrants and Refugees (August 28, 2025)

This study examines service access barriers for immigrant families with young children and provides community generated solutions within the unique context of New Mexico’s borderlands.

The 2025 ICE Detained Parents Directive: Practice Advisory for Child Welfare Agency Administrators & Practitioners

By | CICW Publications, Deportation, Detention, Fact Sheets, ICE, Immigration Enforcement, New CICW Resources, Parental Interests Directive, Practice, Social Workers

The 2025 ICE Detained Parents Directive: Practice Advisory for Child Welfare Agency Administrators & Practitioners

Center on Immigration and Child Welfare Initiative & Casey Family Programs (August 2025)

This practice advisory reviews the 2025 Detained Parents Directive and provides recommendations to child welfare administrators and practitioners on how to utilize the Directive to advocate for immigrant children and families.

Supporting Immigrant Children and Families in the Child Welfare System: Challenges & Best Practices for Child Welfare Agencies & Practitioners

By | Culture: Issues & Competencies, Deportation, Detention, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Language Issues, New CICW Resources, Parental Interests Directive, Practice, Social Work, Social Workers, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), State Policies, Training & Tools, Trainings, Transnational Resources, Unaccompanied Minors

Supporting Immigrant Children and Families in the Child Welfare System: Challenges & Best Practices for Child Welfare Agencies & Practitioners

Megan Finno-Velasquez and Sophia Sepp, New Mexico State University, School of Social Work (August 2025)

This free comprehensive online training addresses the unique challenges and opportunities when working with immigrant children and families in the child welfare system. It is geared toward child welfare agency administrators, practitioners, and other stakeholders. Three free social work CEUs are available from the NMSU School of Social Work.

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